Wood Duck Pond & Western Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 48 min
Wood Duck Pond & Western Loop is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Hazeltine, MN. The route reaches Wood Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wood Duck Pond & Western Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 48 min
Elevation 954–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Trailhead: Under the Oak · 44.86442, -93.62321
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Learning Center (Shuttle) stop 382 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Under the Oak, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Wood Duck Pond.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Western Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Wood Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Under the Oak, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Learning Center (Shuttle) stop 382 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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