Mill Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Mill Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Champlin, MN. The route reaches Mill Pond. 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.
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Mill Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 846–865 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.18803, -93.39461
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Dowlin St stop 119 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Dowlin St stop 119 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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