Elm Creek Park Reserve

Loop B Spur

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Loop B Spur is a 2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 869 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.18333, -93.40854
Nearest town Champlin, MN

Directions

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Loop B Spur

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 849–871 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.18333, -93.40854

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Belle Aire Dr stop 603 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, 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. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Loop B Spur, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 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.

Trail surface

91% paved6% boardwalk1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Belle Aire Dr stop 603 m from the trailhead

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