Oxbow Creek West Pond via Shingle Creek Regional Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Oxbow Creek West Pond via Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN. The route reaches Oxbow Creek West Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oxbow Creek West Pond via Shingle Creek Regional Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 863–879 ft
Out & Back · Oak Grove Park
Trailhead: 45.12898, -93.33672
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 97 Av N stop 158 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Oxbow Creek West Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 97 Av N stop 158 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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