AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Loop A

3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Loop A is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 906 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.18317, -93.40424
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Loop A

3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 849–907 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.18317, -93.40424

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Cartway Court stop 177 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Loop B Spur, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Loop A Spur, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Loop A, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline Lumps, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Loop A, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  30. 400 ftTurn right onto Loop A Spur, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Loop B Spur, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/loop-a-out-back-6-km-dc13

Trail surface

58% dirt38% paved3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cartway Court stop 177 m from the trailhead

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