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Sechler Park

St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration–St. Olaf Natural Lands, 4 groves

2.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 55 min

St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration–St. Olaf Natural Lands, 4 groves is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Sechler Park near Dundas, MN. The route passes St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration and St. Olaf Natural Lands before reaching Big Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,024 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sechler Park Access Road 44.44637, -93.18441
Nearest town Dundas, MN
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St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration–St. Olaf Natural Lands, 4 groves

2.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 55 min

Elevation 914–1,025 ft

Out & Back · Sechler Park

Trailhead: Sechler Park Access Road · 44.44637, -93.18441

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sechler Park Access Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miPass St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Heath Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 450 ftPass St. Olaf Natural Lands.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Restoration Loop 2, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Restoration Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miPass Big Pond.
  10. 100 ftReach St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Restoration Loop 2, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Woods Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Heath Creek Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sechler Park Access Road, heading S.
  16. 450 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/st-olaf-natural-lands-forest-restoration-st-olaf-natural-lands-out-back-4-groves

Trail surface

73% dirt15% gravel11% paved1% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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