Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near University Park of Mankato, MN. It climbs 268 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 851–1,012 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.15095, -93.99309
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Balcerzak Drive stop 171 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Balcerzak Drive stop 171 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Tanager Path 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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