Prairie Viewpoint–Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
2.2 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 47 min
Prairie Viewpoint–Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Hazeltine, MN. The route passes Wood Duck Pond, Wood Duck Pond and Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Viewpoint before reaching Prairie Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Viewpoint–Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
2.2 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 47 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Trailhead: 44.86234, -93.61685
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Transit-accessible: Rose Garden (Shuttle) stop 124 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Wood Duck Pond.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Wood Duck Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Viewpoint.
- 350 ftReach Prairie Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rose Garden (Shuttle) stop 124 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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