Lake Maria State Park

Kettle Kame Trail Loop via Big Woods Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 54 min

Kettle Kame Trail Loop via Big Woods Loop is a 2.5-mile loop in Lake Maria State Park near Silver Creek, MN. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,047 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.32045, -93.94304
Nearest town Silver Creek, MN

Directions

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Kettle Kame Trail Loop via Big Woods Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 54 min

Elevation 978–1,045 ft

Loop · Lake Maria State Park

Trailhead: 45.32045, -93.94304

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear right onto Anderson Hill Loop, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Kettle Kame Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Woods Loop, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Anderson Hill Loop, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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