AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

10 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 846 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78213, -93.50367
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

10 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 716–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78213, -93.50367

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 170 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  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. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 200 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 E.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  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. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahpah-to-scenic-heights-drainage-way-trail-out-back-16-km-daa0

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 170 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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