Monarch Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Monarch Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It climbs 368 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi856 – 929 ft8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19909, -93.43654
Nearest town Champlin, MN
Directions
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Monarch Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 856–930 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.19909, -93.43654
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
58% paved35% grass6% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Meadowlark Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Monarch Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Monarch Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Sumac Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Sumac Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Sumac Trail 8 mi · ▲ 273 ft
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