AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Straight River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Straight River Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Faribault, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,040 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Straight River Trail 44.29834, -93.26757
Nearest town Faribault, MN
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Straight River Trail

4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 972–1,041 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Straight River Trail · 44.29834, -93.26757

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Straight River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 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-6-km-9fe5

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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