Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Grainwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 938 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.74586, -93.42935
Nearest town Grainwood, MN

Directions

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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 779–939 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.74586, -93.42935

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: Shakopee Pool stop 145 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  41. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 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

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Shakopee Pool stop 145 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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