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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Oak.
- 0.2 miPass Keller Creek.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Frank Street, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
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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