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Sam Morgan Regional Viewpoint & Johnson Parkway Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Sam Morgan Regional Viewpoint & Johnson Parkway Regional Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wic̣aḣapi near Gladstone, MN. The route reaches Sam Morgan Regional Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 879 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Johnson Parkway Regional Trail 44.96663, -93.04487
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Sam Morgan Regional Viewpoint & Johnson Parkway Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 56 min

Elevation 838–879 ft

Out & Back · Wic̣aḣapi

Trailhead: Johnson Parkway Regional Trail · 44.96663, -93.04487

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Johnson Pkwy stop 18 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Johnson Parkway Regional Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftPass Sam Morgan Regional Viewpoint.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miReach Sam Morgan Regional Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Johnson Parkway Regional Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miArrive 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/indian-mounds-viewpoint-johnson-parkway-regional-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

86% paved14% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Johnson Pkwy stop 18 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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