Battle Creek Regional Park
Sam Morgan Regional Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 156 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Sam Morgan Regional Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Battle Creek Regional Park near Highwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 156 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sam Morgan Regional Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 156 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 706–837 ft
Out & Back · Battle Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.93700, -93.03022
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Clarence St stop 32 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Clarence St stop 32 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sam Morgan Regional Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 127 ft
- Sam Morgan Regional Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Sam Morgan Regional Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Indian Mounds Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 215 ft
- Indian Mounds Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Indian Mounds Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft
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