Bald Eagle Lake & Otter Lake
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Bald Eagle Lake & Otter Lake is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park near Bald Eagle, MN. The route passes Bald Eagle Lake and Otter Lake before reaching Otter Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bald Eagle Lake & Otter Lake
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 910–940 ft
Out & Back · Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park
Trailhead: 45.11194, -93.02697
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Bald Eagle Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Otter Lake.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Otter Lake.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Bald Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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