Mallery Trail & Sand Creek Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Mallery Trail & Sand Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Thompson Heights, 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.
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Mallery Trail & Sand Creek Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Elevation 851–883 ft
Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park
Trailhead: 45.18414, -93.31023
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Robinson Drive & 113th Lane Northwest stop 643 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Mallery Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Robinson Drive & 113th Lane Northwest stop 643 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
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