MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint & Kylawn Park Walkway
6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min
MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint & Kylawn Park Walkway is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Brookdale Park near Brooklyn Center, MN. The route reaches MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint & Kylawn Park Walkway
6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 849–887 ft
Out & Back · Brookdale Park
Trailhead: 45.09289, -93.33589
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 76 Av N stop 413 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftPass MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Kylawn Park Walkway, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 76 Av N stop 413 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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