AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Valley Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Valley Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 922 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10909, -93.38863
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Valley Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 878–921 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.10909, -93.38863

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 140 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/valley-trail-out-back-12-km-47fc

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 140 m from the trailhead

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