Oak via Gateway State Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Oak via Gateway State Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Keller Park near Gloster, MN. The route reaches Oak at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak via Gateway State Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 878–910 ft
Out & Back · Keller Park
Trailhead: 45.01677, -93.03898
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Gateway State Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Gateway State Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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