North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Gateway State Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Gateway State Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. The route passes South Knucklehead before reaching North Knucklehead at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Gateway State Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 890–922 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.00103, -93.03960
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Barclay St stop 606 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Gateway State Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass South Knucklehead.
- 50 ftReach North Knucklehead, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Gateway State Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 300 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 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Barclay St stop 606 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Gateway State Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Beam Pond (Markham) via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Keller Lake & Spoon Lake via Gateway State Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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