Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78282, -93.51699
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
Directions
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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.78282, -93.51699
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 109 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
88% paved12% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 64°F56°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon
58°50°
Tue
66°45°
Wed
69°48°
Thu
67°57°
27%
Fri
65°55°
Sat
66°57°
30%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 109 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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