Bald Eagle Lake via Birch Lake Regional Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min
Bald Eagle Lake via Birch Lake Regional Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park near Bald Eagle, MN. The route reaches Bald Eagle Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bald Eagle Lake via Birch Lake Regional Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min
Elevation 911–949 ft
Out & Back · Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park
Trailhead: Paved Trail · 45.10158, -93.03722
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Chickadee Trail Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Birch Lake Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Bald Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chickadee Trail Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:54 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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