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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Valley Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Valley Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 925 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13520, -93.44218
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Valley Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 856–925 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.13520, -93.44218

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Monarch Long Loop, heading N.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  21. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Monarch Long Loop, heading E.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftArrive 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-13-km-9e24

Trail surface

57% grass17% paved13% gravel12% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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