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Lions Coon Creek Park

Mallery Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Mallery Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Northdale, MN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 912 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail Access Path 45.18347, -93.30173
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Mallery Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 851–911 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail Access Path · 45.18347, -93.30173

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Northdale Blvd Nw stop 353 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Sand Creek Trail Access Path, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading S.
  45. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail Access Path, heading S.
  46. 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/mallery-trail-out-back-15-km-7739

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northdale Blvd Nw stop 353 m from the trailhead

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