AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carver Park Reserve

Raptor Ridge

8.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Raptor Ridge is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,040 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.86586, -93.70209
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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Raptor Ridge

8.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 940–1,040 ft

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.86586, -93.70209

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right onto Raptor Ridge, heading E.
  3. 2.5 miReach Raptor Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.6 miArrive 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/raptor-ridge-out-back-13-km-e259

Trail surface

61% dirt39% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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