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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Meadowlark Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Meadowlark Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Maple Grove, 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 mi876 – 938 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13328, -93.47502
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN
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Meadowlark Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 875–937 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.13328, -93.47502

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftBear right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miReach Meadowlark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 350 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/meadowlark-trail-out-back-7-km-2339

Trail surface

66% paved27% dirt6% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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