Twin Ponds
14.7 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Twin Ponds is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. The route reaches Twin Ponds at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 437 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Twin Ponds
14.7 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 755–1,015 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.78574, -93.48459
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Pine Tree Ln stop 377 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Twin Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pine Tree Ln stop 377 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Big Woods Regional Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Quarry Lake Trail 5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Deans Lake 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Thunder Canyon via Minnesota Valley State Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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