Mill Towns State Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Mill Towns State Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Faribault, 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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Mill Towns State Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 964–1,005 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.29981, -93.29080
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Batchelder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cannon Lake & Cannon River via Sakatah Singing Hill Trail 15 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Batchelder Trail via Mill Towns State Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Wells Lake via Mill Towns State Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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