River Bend Nature Center

Upper Pond & Rabbit Trail via River Bend Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Upper Pond & Rabbit Trail via River Bend Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in River Bend Nature Center near Faribault, MN. The route reaches Upper Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi981 – 1,070 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.27003, -93.27657
Nearest town Faribault, MN

Directions

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Upper Pond & Rabbit Trail via River Bend Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 982–1,070 ft

Out & Back · River Bend Nature Center

Trailhead: 44.27003, -93.27657

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto River Bend Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Teepee Tonka Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Upper Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rabbit Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto River Bend Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

42% paved35% gravel22% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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