AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Sumac Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Dayton, MN. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 942 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19897, -93.48786
Nearest town Dayton, MN
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Sumac Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Elevation 859–941 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.19897, -93.48786

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 4.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 4.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miArrive 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/sumac-trail-out-back-18-km-0d1c

Trail surface

74% grass16% dirt10% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Dayton, Minnesota