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Purgatory Park

Purgatory Park Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Purgatory Park Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Purgatory Park near Chanhassen, MN. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.86244, -93.54298
Nearest town Chanhassen, MN
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Purgatory Park Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Out & Back · Purgatory Park

Trailhead: 44.86244, -93.54298

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: 78 St W (N) stop 296 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 2.6 miSharp left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 2.6 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/purgatory-park-trail-out-back-13-km-8c35

Trail surface

84% paved14% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 78 St W (N) stop 296 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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