Turtle Pond–Oxbow Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Waterford, MN. The route passes Oxbow Pond and Turtle Pond. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 991 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.46817, -93.14088
Nearest town Waterford, MN
Directions
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Turtle Pond–Oxbow Pond, 3 lakes
2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 54 min
Elevation 890–992 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.46817, -93.14088
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Carleton Arboretum Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Waterford Mill Pond Wing Dam, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Oxbow Pond.
- 50 ftReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Carleton Arboretum Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Turtle Pond.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 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
32% grass27% gravel41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Oxbow Pond via Carleton Arboretum Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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