AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West River Parkway

Shadow Falls–Winchell Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints

4 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Shadow Falls–Winchell Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints is a 4-mile out-and-back in West River Parkway near Lauderdale, MN. The route passes Longfellow Beach, Shadow Falls, Winchell Viewpoint and 2 more before reaching Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi728 – 827 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.94185, -93.19852
Nearest town Lauderdale, MN
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Shadow Falls–Winchell Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints

4 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 730–825 ft

Out & Back · West River Parkway

Trailhead: 44.94185, -93.19852

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Mississippi River Blvd stop 502 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Longfellow Beach.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftPass Shadow Falls.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Winchell Viewpoint.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Winchell Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miPass Longfellow Beach.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miPass Winchell Viewpoint.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 350 ftPass Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook.
  19. 0.1 miReach Shadow Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 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/shadow-falls-winchell-viewpoint-out-back-8-viewpoints

Trail surface

63% dirt37% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mississippi River Blvd stop 502 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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