AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Straight River Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Straight River Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Faribault, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,056 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.27207, -93.26878
Nearest town Faribault, MN
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Straight River Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 989–1,055 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.27207, -93.26878

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto River Bend Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Straight River Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto River Bend Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/straight-river-trail-out-back-4-km-1f85

Trail surface

98% paved2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 4 min before dark.

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