Keller Park

Oak & Keller Creek Loop via Gateway State Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Oak & Keller Creek Loop via Gateway State Trail is a 4.3-mile loop in Keller Park near Gladstone, MN. The route passes Oak and Keller Creek. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 935 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00403, -93.02416
Nearest town Gladstone, MN

Directions

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Oak & Keller Creek Loop via Gateway State Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 860–935 ft

Loop · Keller Park

Trailhead: 45.00403, -93.02416

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 305 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftSharp right onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miPass Oak.
  8. 0.2 miPass Keller Creek.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Frank Street, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 305 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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