Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 164 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

9.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78282, -93.51699

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 109 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 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

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 109 m from the trailhead

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