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Purgatory Park

Purgatory Park Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Purgatory Park Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Purgatory Park near Shorewood, MN. It climbs 356 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.89105, -93.58205
Nearest town Shorewood, MN
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Purgatory Park Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Out & Back · Purgatory Park

Trailhead: 44.89105, -93.58205

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donahue Drive, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 2.6 miSharp left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 2.6 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Donahue Drive, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 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-26-km-a9f5

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%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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