Shingle Creek Regional Trail
6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr
Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi863 – 892 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14957, -93.35953
Nearest town West Coon Rapids, MN
Directions
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Shingle Creek Regional Trail
6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 862–891 ft
Out & Back · Oak Grove Park
Trailhead: 45.14957, -93.35953
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
97% paved3% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cenaiko Lake–Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Treetop Viewpoint–Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Oxbow Creek West Pond 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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