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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is an 11.3-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.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 846 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80160, -93.50515
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 710–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.80160, -93.50515

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 525 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  41. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  49. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  50. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  52. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  53. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  54. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  55. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  57. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  58. 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-19-km-3d8b

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 525 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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