Turtle Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Waterford, MN. The route reaches Turtle Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi919 – 968 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.47482, -93.13147
Nearest town Waterford, MN
Directions
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Turtle Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Elevation 920–968 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.47482, -93.13147
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% grass10% gravel43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Upper Arboretum–Lower Arboretum, 6 groves 5.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Lower Arboretum–Lilac Hill, 6 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Oxbow Pond via Carleton Arboretum Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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