River Bend Nature Center
Upper Pond–Cherry Trail, 5 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Upper Pond–Cherry Trail, 5 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in River Bend Nature Center near Faribault, MN. The route reaches Upper Pond. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Pond–Cherry Trail, 5 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 956–1,070 ft
Out & Back · River Bend Nature Center
Trailhead: Cherry Trail · 44.28052, -93.25088
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cherry Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Upper Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Teepee Tonka Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rabbit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto River Bend Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Straight River Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Upper Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto River Bend Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Teepee Tonka Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Cherry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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