AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail is an 11.2-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 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

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

11.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 710–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.80160, -93.50515

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 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. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  41. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 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-ec24

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 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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