Beaver Lake
3.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Beaver Lake is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Maplewood, MN. The route reaches Beaver Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 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
3.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 948–1,010 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.94864, -93.00515
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: McKnight Road & McKnight Village stop 220 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McKnight Road & McKnight Village stop 220 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beaver Lake 3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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