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Ann Lake via Dnr Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Sand Dunes State Forest near Orrock, MN. The route reaches Ann Lake at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 994 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.44339, -93.69519
Nearest town Orrock, MN

Directions

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Ann Lake via Dnr Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 962–993 ft

Out & Back · Sand Dunes State Forest

Trailhead: 45.44339, -93.69519

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dnr Road, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miReach Ann Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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