AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Barden, MN. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 846 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78534, -93.44739
Nearest town Barden, MN
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Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 752–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78534, -93.44739

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: 12 Av E stop 304 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 0.7 miArrive 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-84b4

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 12 Av E stop 304 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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