Oxbow Pond via Carleton Arboretum Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Oxbow Pond via Carleton Arboretum Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Waterford, MN. The route reaches Oxbow Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi892 – 968 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.47482, -93.13147
Nearest town Waterford, MN
Directions
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Oxbow Pond via Carleton Arboretum Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Elevation 893–968 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.47482, -93.13147
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Carleton Arboretum Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Waterford Mill Pond Wing Dam, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Oxbow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Carleton Arboretum Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% grass10% gravel42% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lower Arboretum–Lilac Hill, 6 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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