AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carver Park Reserve

Raptor Ridge

4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Raptor Ridge is a 4-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 1,037 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

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

4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 938–1,036 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. 1.8 miBear left onto Raptor Ridge, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 1.8 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-6-km-0e8c

Trail surface

93% grass7% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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