UnitedHealth Pond & Shady Oak Beach
2.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 1 min
UnitedHealth Pond & Shady Oak Beach is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Rowland, MN. The route passes UnitedHealth Pond before reaching Shady Oak Beach at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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UnitedHealth Pond & Shady Oak Beach
2.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 881–967 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.89866, -93.39974
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Lincoln Dr stop 33 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass UnitedHealth Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Shady Oak Beach.
- 350 ftReach UnitedHealth Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lincoln Dr stop 33 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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