Oak Grove Park

Shingle Creek Regional Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 5.9-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 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15187, -93.35728
Nearest town West Coon Rapids, MN

Directions

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Shingle Creek Regional Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 862–891 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.15187, -93.35728

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 1.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 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

94% paved3% other3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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