Minneapolis: River Trail to Logging Trail Loop
Mapped by Steffan Fay
Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.8
Waypoints
RTL001
Location: 45.5188789367676, -92.7353591918945
Hike E from lot and turn L @ 4-way onto Old Logging Trail
RTL002
Location: 45.5197105407715, -92.7351226806641
R @ T; head down toward meadow. Pass Amiks Pond, set in sparse, boggy prairie on L; scan for marsh hawks and bald eagles through breaks in trees
RTL003
Location: 45.5183715820312, -92.7315292358398
L @ T on River Trail. Watch for white-tailed deer at woods? edge; pause at riverbank bench
RTL004
Location: 45.5207405090332, -92.7288436889648
Straight @ 3-way; continue along river
RTL005
Location: 45.5228004455566, -92.7294235229492
Cross road @ boat launch, then cross and follow creek from upper end of Amiks Pond. Ducks, herons, bitterns skim the flats; hike back to river?s edge and continue N
RTL006
Location: 45.5258903503418, -92.7290420532226
Straight @ 3-way past Spring Creek hiking/canoe campsite among oaks
RTL007
Location: 45.5364685058594, -92.7263870239258
Straight @ 3-way onto River Terrace Trail; Old Nevers Dam on R, home to white pine logging-era site (1890-1912); bask on sandbar S of dam (weather permitting)
RTL008
Location: 45.5434303283691, -92.7336578369141
L @ Y; head along hillside below picnic shelters
RTL009
Location: 45.5360488891602, -92.7312927246094
R @ 4-way near picnic area; short climb to bluffs through gully
RTL010
Location: 45.5361709594727, -92.7328414916992
L @ 3-way onto paved Logging Trail; heading S across paved road
RTL011
Location: 45.5228614807129, -92.7365417480469
Straight @ T; return to trailhead
