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MAC Wildlife Area

MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint via MAC Wildlife Walking Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint via MAC Wildlife Walking Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in MAC Wildlife Area near Brooklyn Park, MN. The route reaches MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint. 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 mi853 – 886 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09393, -93.37115
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN
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MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint via MAC Wildlife Walking Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 853–887 ft

Out & Back · MAC Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 45.09393, -93.37115

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

Transit-accessible: Kentucky Av N stop 72 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftPass MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto MAC Wildlife Walking Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miReach MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto MAC Wildlife Wooden Bridge, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 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/mac-wildlife-area-viewpoint-out-back-12-km-5886

Trail surface

82% paved10% dirt3% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kentucky Av N stop 72 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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