Oxbow Pond via Carleton Arboretum Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min
Oxbow Pond via Carleton Arboretum Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Waterford, MN. The route reaches Oxbow Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oxbow Pond via Carleton Arboretum Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min
Elevation 893–992 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.46817, -93.14088
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Carleton Arboretum Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Waterford Mill Pond Wing Dam, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Oxbow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Carleton Arboretum Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Turtle Pond–Oxbow Pond, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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