Southwest Trail Loop
7.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Southwest Trail Loop is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Hamel Legion Park near Hamel, 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.
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Southwest Trail Loop
7.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 974–1,021 ft
Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park
Trailhead: 45.03847, -93.52514
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Southwest Trail Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Southwest Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto South West Trail Loop, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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