Lions Coon Creek Park

Mallery Trail via Sand Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Mallery Trail via Sand Creek Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Northdale, MN. 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.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 879 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail Access Path 45.18639, -93.29224
Nearest town Northdale, MN

Directions

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Mallery Trail via Sand Creek Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Elevation 851–880 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail Access Path · 45.18639, -93.29224

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 119 Lane Nw stop 361 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. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftReach Mallery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail Access Path, heading E.
  9. 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: 119 Lane Nw stop 361 m from the trailhead

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