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Sechler Park

Mill Towns State Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Mill Towns State Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Sechler Park near Northfield, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 945 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mill Towns State Trail 44.45400, -93.16815
Nearest town Northfield, MN
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Mill Towns State Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 902–946 ft

Out & Back · Sechler Park

Trailhead: Mill Towns State Trail · 44.45400, -93.16815

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Culver's stop 487 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sechler Park Access Road, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto CROCT Trail from Walgreens, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sechler Park Access Road, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miReach Mill Towns State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Sechler Park Access Road, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto CROCT Trail from Walgreens, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sechler Park Access Road, heading E.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-towns-state-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

56% paved40% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Culver's stop 487 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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