Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area
Wetland Loop
6.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Wetland Loop is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area near Coates, MN. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wetland Loop
6.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 865–934 ft
Out & Back · Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 44.70282, -93.06100
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lone Rock Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wetland Loop, heading E.
- 1.7 miReach Wetland Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Lone Rock Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Lone Rock Loop 5.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Lone Rock Loop 5.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Lone Rock Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wetland Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lone Rock Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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