Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is a 9.2-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

9.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 9 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. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  35. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  46. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  47. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  48. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  51. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  52. 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

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

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

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