Woodland Trails Regional Park

Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Zimmerman, MN. The route reaches Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 991 ft15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.43626, -93.59343
Nearest town Zimmerman, MN

Directions

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Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 942–992 ft

Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.43626, -93.59343

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 7 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 500 ftReach Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Great Northern Trail, heading SE.
  12. 7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  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 surface

85% paved1% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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