AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Creek Road

10.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Creek Road is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Hazeltine, MN. It climbs 304 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 978 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83355, -93.59134
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN
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Creek Road

10.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 771–978 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.83355, -93.59134

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: #1107 HazEltine stop 485 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 1.3 miReach Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hazeltine-lake-wetlands-out-back

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: #1107 HazEltine stop 485 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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