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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Bluff Creek.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maintenance Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Oak Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Bluff Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Maintenance Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
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