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.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 846 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78213, -93.50367
Nearest town Shakopee, MN

Directions

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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

  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. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 400 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. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 150 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. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  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. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  49. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  51. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  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

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

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.

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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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