Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Woodland Trails Regional Park near Elk River, MN. The route reaches Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point via Great Northern Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 908–970 ft
Out & Back · Woodland Trails Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.31452, -93.58150
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Great Northern Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Wash Pond Flats Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Great Northern Trail 4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Great Northern Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Great Northern Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Great Northern Trail 4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Great Northern Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Great Northern Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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