Monarch Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Monarch Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Monarch Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 856–930 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.20243, -93.42471
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Monarch Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Sumac Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Sumac Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Monarch Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Sumac Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Sumac Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft
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