AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Treetop Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Treetop Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Eagan, MN. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,043 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.76476, -93.18595
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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Treetop Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 989–1,043 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.76476, -93.18595

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: 126 St W stop 151 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Treetop Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miReach Treetop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 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/treetop-trail-out-back-8-km-04ac

Trail surface

67% paved1% boardwalk32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 126 St W stop 151 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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