AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Monarch Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Monarch Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 929 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20004, -93.43267
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Monarch Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 856–930 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.20004, -93.43267

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 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/monarch-trail-out-back-13-km-ada1

Trail surface

58% paved33% grass6% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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