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Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Hidden Falls–Beaver Trail, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 56 min

Hidden Falls–Beaver Trail, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park near Nerstrand, MN. The route reaches Hidden Falls. It climbs 263 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,056 – 1,198 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.34257, -93.10394
Nearest town Nerstrand, MN
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Hidden Falls–Beaver Trail, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,055–1,196 ft

Out & Back · Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Trailhead: 44.34257, -93.10394

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Hidden Falls Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miPass Hidden Falls.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fawn Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Hidden Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hidden Falls Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 150 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/hidden-falls-beaver-trail-out-back-4-sights-4-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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