AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Skull Loop

4.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Skull Loop is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Victoria, MN. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,030 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84340, -93.64108
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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Skull Loop

4.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 915–1,031 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.84340, -93.64108

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Skull Loop, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miReach Skull Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 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/skull-loop-out-back-7-km-1d81

Trail surface

57% paved34% gravel5% grass4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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