Mill Towns State Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Mill Towns State Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Faribault, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 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
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 964–1,051 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.31911, -93.28870
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Batchelder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Mill Towns State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Batchelder Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Batchelder Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Batchelder Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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