Hayden Loop
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Hayden Loop is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi860 – 902 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.16318, -93.43625
Nearest town Champlin, MN
Directions
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Hayden Loop
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Elevation 859–903 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.16318, -93.43625
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hayden Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Hayden Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt32% paved16% grass
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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