Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Bluff Creek–Oak Trail, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Bluff Creek–Oak Trail, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Hazeltine, MN. The route reaches Bluff Creek. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84999, -93.56773
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN

Directions

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Bluff Creek–Oak Trail, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 44.84999, -93.56773

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Audubon Rd stop 527 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass Bluff Creek.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maintenance Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Oak Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 500 ftReach Bluff Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Maintenance Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading SE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

66% paved12% dirt10% gravel8% grass3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Audubon Rd stop 527 m from the trailhead