Battle Creek Regional Park
Sam Morgan Regional Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Sam Morgan Regional Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Battle Creek Regional Park near Highwood, MN. It climbs 259 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sam Morgan Regional Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 706–837 ft
Out & Back · Battle Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: Lower Dingo · 44.93894, -93.02913
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: White Bear Av stop 623 m from the trailhead
- Start on Lower Dingo, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dingo, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dingo, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Dingo, heading SE.
- 0.1 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: White Bear Av stop 623 m from the trailhead
More from Lower Dingo Trailhead
- Sam Morgan Regional Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Sam Morgan Regional Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 156 ft
- Indian Mounds Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft
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