St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration & Mill Towns State Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration & Mill Towns State Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Dundas, MN. The route reaches St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 945 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.44720, -93.18744
Nearest town Dundas, MN

Directions

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St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration & Mill Towns State Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 915–946 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.44720, -93.18744

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sechler Park Access Road, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miSharp left onto Sechler Park Access Road, heading E.
  7. 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 surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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