Purgatory Park

Purgatory Park Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Purgatory Park Trail is a 9.1-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

Directions

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Purgatory Park Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 3 hr 8 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. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  37. 2.6 miBear right, heading S.
  38. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.2 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

72% paved17% gravel9% dirt2% 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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