AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Edenbrook Conservation Area

Purgatory Park Trail

12 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Purgatory Park Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Edenbrook Conservation Area near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82645, -93.50613
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Purgatory Park Trail

12 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Out & Back · Edenbrook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 44.82645, -93.50613

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  41. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  47. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  49. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  51. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  52. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  53. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  54. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  56. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  59. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  60. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  61. 50 ftArrive 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-19-km-c1e7

Trail surface

73% paved12% dirt9% gravel4% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F47°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 67°46°
Thu 63°51° 58%
Fri 70°57°
Sat 65°60° 70%
Sun 68°60° 18%
Mon 75°57° 29%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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