Lower Arboretum–Lilac Hill, 6 lakes is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Northfield, MN. The route passes Retention Pond, Lower Lyman Lake, Lower Arboretum and 2 more before reaching Oxbow Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 915 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.46444, -93.15359
Nearest town Northfield, MN
Directions
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Lower Arboretum–Lilac Hill, 6 lakes
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 890–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.46444, -93.15359
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Carleton College stop 396 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Retention Pond.
- 50 ftPass Lower Lyman Lake.
- 50 ftPass Lower Arboretum.
- 50 ftPass Lilac Hill.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Carleton Arboretum Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Waterford Mill Pond Wing Dam, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Lower Arboretum, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Oxbow Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Carleton Arboretum Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
45% gravel14% grass41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Carleton College stop 396 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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