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Lions Coon Creek Park

Mallery Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Mallery Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Northdale, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 912 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.18492, -93.30685
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Mallery Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 851–911 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: 45.18492, -93.30685

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

Transit-accessible: Eagle St #1 stop 562 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mallery Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  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 NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  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. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading S.
  45. 0.1 miSharp left, 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-c218

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eagle St #1 stop 562 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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