AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Snake Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 49 min

Snake Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Carver, MN. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 958 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.76743, -93.64495
Nearest town Carver, MN
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Snake Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 49 min

Elevation 819–959 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.76743, -93.64495

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Snake Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miReach Snake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/snake-trail-out-back-4-km-240c

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Carver, Minnesota