West Pond & Green Loop
8.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 3 hr 3 min
West Pond & Green Loop is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Jonathan, MN. The route reaches West Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 314 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi794 – 951 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80022, -93.62549
Nearest town Jonathan, MN
Directions
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West Pond & Green Loop
8.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 793–950 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.80022, -93.62549
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass West Pond.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto NW Entry, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftReach West Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto NW Entry, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
76% paved14% gravel1% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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