Maple Hill Sunset Point & Scouring Rush Run via Great Northern Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 69 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Maple Hill Sunset Point & Scouring Rush Run via Great Northern Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Zimmerman, MN. The route reaches Maple Hill Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 69 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Maple Hill Sunset Point & Scouring Rush Run via Great Northern Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 69 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 942–1,002 ft
Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.43804, -93.58491
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 7.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Scouring Rush Run, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Maple Hill Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Great Northern Trail, heading W.
- 7.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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