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Battle Creek Regional Park

Sam Morgan Regional Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Sam Morgan Regional Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Battle Creek Regional Park near Highwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 755 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.93700, -93.03022
Nearest town Highwood, MN
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Sam Morgan Regional Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 701–754 ft

Out & Back · Battle Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.93700, -93.03022

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miReach Sam Morgan Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftArrive 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/sam-morgan-regional-trail-out-back-8-km-8149

Trail surface

76% paved24% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

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.

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