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Lions Coon Creek Park

Sand Creek Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Sand Creek Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Lions Coon Creek Park near Northdale, MN. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 912 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail Access Path 45.18474, -93.29189
Nearest town Northdale, MN
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Sand Creek Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 851–911 ft

Out & Back · Lions Coon Creek Park

Trailhead: Sand Creek Trail Access Path · 45.18474, -93.29189

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Redwood St stop 505 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Sand Creek Trail Access Path, heading N.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Oaks Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miBear left onto Mallery Trail, heading S.
  45. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sand Creek Trail Access Path, heading SW.
  46. 50 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/sand-creek-trail-out-back-17-km-abbb

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Redwood St stop 505 m from the trailhead

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