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Johnson Parkway Regional Trail & Sam Morgan Regional Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Johnson Parkway Regional Trail & Sam Morgan Regional Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Wic̣aḣapi near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 886 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

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

5.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 701–885 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 left onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miReach Johnson Parkway Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 400 ftTurn left onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading W.
  17. 400 ftTurn right onto Johnson Parkway Regional Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.8 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/johnson-parkway-regional-trail-sam-morgan-regional-trail-out-back-9-km-d766

Trail surface

94% paved6% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 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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