Foxborough Conservation Area
Katie Pond
3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Katie Pond is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Foxborough Conservation Area near Apple Valley, MN. The route reaches Katie Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Katie Pond
3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 959–1,027 ft
Out & Back · Foxborough Conservation Area
Trailhead: 44.71689, -93.25299
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Katie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valley Lake Park Beach 3.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Valley Lake & Valley Lake Park Beach 4.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Crystal Lake & Crystal Lake West Beach 4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Morningview Pond 3.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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