Hidden Ponds via Donahue Drive
13.2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Hidden Ponds via Donahue Drive is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Shorewood, MN. The route reaches Hidden Ponds at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hidden Ponds via Donahue Drive
13.2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 908–1,033 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.89231, -93.58107
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donahue Drive, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Hidden Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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