River Bend Nature Center
Teepee Tonka Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Teepee Tonka Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in River Bend Nature Center near Faribault, MN. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Teepee Tonka Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 967–1,069 ft
Out & Back · River Bend Nature Center
Trailhead: 44.28657, -93.26361
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Teepee Tonka Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Deer Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Teepee Tonka Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Deer Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Teepee Tonka Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Rabbit Trail–River Bend Trail, 3 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Rabbit Trail via Teepee Tonka Trail 3 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Upper Pond via Teepee Tonka Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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