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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78269, -93.51913
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78269, -93.51913

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 143 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 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/tahpah-to-scenic-heights-drainage-way-trail-out-back-15-km-ad10

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 143 m from the trailhead

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