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Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Hidden Falls–Beaver Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Hidden Falls–Beaver Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park near Nerstrand, MN. The route reaches Hidden Falls. It climbs 286 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,056 – 1,198 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lane A 2-36 44.34393, -93.10360
Nearest town Nerstrand, MN
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Hidden Falls–Beaver Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,055–1,198 ft

Out & Back · Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Trailhead: Lane A 2-36 · 44.34393, -93.10360

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on To Hidden Falls Trail, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Falls Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Hidden Falls.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fawn Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Hope Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miReach Hidden Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miBear right onto Fawn Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hidden Falls Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto To Hidden Falls Trail, heading SE.
  12. 350 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-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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