Purgatory Park Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Purgatory Park Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Purgatory Park near Carver Beach, MN. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88849, -93.52567
Nearest town Carver Beach, MN
Directions
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Purgatory Park Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Out & Back · Purgatory Park
Trailhead: 44.88849, -93.52567
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Pleasant View Rd stop 659 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
48% paved34% gravel18% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pleasant View Rd stop 659 m from the trailhead
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