Minnesota River Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Minnesota River Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Belle Haven, MN. It climbs 387 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minnesota River Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 5 hr 20 min
Elevation 806–1,012 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.15629, -93.97179
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Hilltop Ln stop 76 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Minnesota River Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach Minnesota River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hilltop Ln stop 76 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Tanager Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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