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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Valley Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Valley Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 909 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

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

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 865–910 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. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Monarch Long Loop, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Monarch Long Loop, heading W.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 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-5-km-3ef3

Trail surface

44% paved34% gravel10% grass8% dirt4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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