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Lions Coon Creek Park

Mallery Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Mallery Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Northdale, MN. 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 mi850 – 892 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

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

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 851–894 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

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

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 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. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail Access Path, heading S.
  25. 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-6-km-264f

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 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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