Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park

Bald Eagle Lake

1.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 25 min

Bald Eagle Lake is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park near Bald Eagle, MN. The route reaches Bald Eagle Lake. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 945 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11576, -93.00428
Nearest town Bald Eagle, MN

Directions

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Bald Eagle Lake

1.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 25 min

Elevation 913–944 ft

Out & Back · Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park

Trailhead: 45.11576, -93.00428

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Bald Eagle Lake.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftReach Bald Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

31% paved69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead