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Oak Grove Park

Shingle Creek Regional Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 899 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14801, -93.36781
Nearest town West Coon Rapids, MN
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Shingle Creek Regional Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 862–900 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.14801, -93.36781

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 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/shingle-creek-regional-trail-out-back-11-km-f57e

Trail surface

85% paved13% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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