Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is a 10.1-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.
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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 3 hr 26 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 170 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 10 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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