Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Oak Viewpoint–Oak Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Oak Viewpoint–Oak Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Hazeltine, MN. The route reaches Oak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.86143, -93.57682
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN

Directions

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Oak Viewpoint–Oak Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Trailhead: 44.86143, -93.57682

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Coulter Blv stop 226 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maintenance Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Oak Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftReach Oak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Maintenance Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 300 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

52% paved17% dirt15% gravel11% grass4% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coulter Blv stop 226 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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