Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Lake Orono Estates, MN. The route reaches Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 916–970 ft
Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.32182, -93.58746
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Great Northern Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miReach Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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