River Bend Nature Center
Upper Pond via Teepee Tonka Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 59 min
Upper Pond via Teepee Tonka Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in River Bend Nature Center near Faribault, MN. The route reaches Upper Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Pond via Teepee Tonka Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 59 min
Elevation 967–1,069 ft
Out & Back · River Bend Nature Center
Trailhead: 44.28657, -93.26361
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Teepee Tonka Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Raspberry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Upper Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Teepee Tonka Trail, heading SW.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Rabbit Trail–River Bend Trail, 3 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Rabbit Trail via Teepee Tonka Trail 3 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Teepee Tonka Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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