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Sunshine Park

Sled Hill

4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Sled Hill is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Sunshine Park near Andover, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 912 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sled Hill 45.22526, -93.31449
Nearest town Andover, MN
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Sled Hill

4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 870–912 ft

Out & Back · Sunshine Park

Trailhead: Sled Hill · 45.22526, -93.31449

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sled Hill, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 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/sled-hill-out-back-7-km-faff

Trail surface

97% paved3% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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