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Purgatory Park

Purgatory Park Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Purgatory Park Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Purgatory Park near Shorewood, MN. It climbs 359 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.89044, -93.58156
Nearest town Shorewood, MN
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Purgatory Park Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Out & Back · Purgatory Park

Trailhead: 44.89044, -93.58156

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 65°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donahue Drive, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 2.6 miSharp left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 2.6 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Donahue Drive, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 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-25-km-5fd1

Trail surface

91% paved7% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 65°F48°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 66°47°
Thu 63°53° 62%
Fri 68°56°
Sat 64°59° 72%
Sun 68°59° 19%
Mon 74°56° 30%

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