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Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 43 min

Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Mendota, MN. The route reaches Augusta Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 919 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.87989, -93.16673
Nearest town Mendota, MN
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Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 43 min

Elevation 808–919 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.87989, -93.16673

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miReach Augusta Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/augusta-lake-out-back-3-km-8201

Trail surface

66% paved24% gravel10% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mendota, Minnesota