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Gleason Fields

Southwest Trail Loop

12.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Southwest Trail Loop is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Gleason Fields near Corcoran, MN. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,043 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.07664, -93.52008
Nearest town Corcoran, MN
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Southwest Trail Loop

12.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 923–1,042 ft

Out & Back · Gleason Fields

Trailhead: 45.07664, -93.52008

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 1.7 miSharp right onto Southwest Trail Loop, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miReach Southwest Trail Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left onto South West Trail Loop, heading S.
  22. 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  39. 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/southwest-trail-loop-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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