Beaver Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Beaver Lake is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Maplewood, MN. The route reaches Beaver Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 955–1,010 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.95082, -93.00330
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: McKnight Road & 1st Street stop 161 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miReach Beaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McKnight Road & 1st Street stop 161 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beaver Lake 3.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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