Rahn Park
Alimagnet Lake & Highline Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Alimagnet Lake & Highline Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Rahn Park near Burnsville, MN. The route reaches Alimagnet Lake. It climbs 496 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Alimagnet Lake & Highline Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 880–1,093 ft
Out & Back · Rahn Park
Trailhead: 44.73750, -93.25812
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Cr 42 stop 36 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Alimagnet Lake.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highline Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Alimagnet Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 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 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cr 42 stop 36 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Alimagnet Lake 3.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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