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Battle Creek Regional Park

Beaver Lake–Swimming Pond, 6 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Beaver Lake–Swimming Pond, 6 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Battle Creek Regional Park near Midvale, MN. The route passes Beaver Lake, Duck Pond and Swimming Pond. It climbs 485 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 1,014 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.98109, -93.00514
Nearest town Midvale, MN
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Beaver Lake–Swimming Pond, 6 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 762–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Battle Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.98109, -93.00514

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Mcknight Rd stop 389 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miPass Beaver Lake.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miPass Duck Pond.
  12. 0.1 miPass Swimming Pond.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop into Pine, heading W.
  18. 400 ftBear right onto Fern Gully, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftBear right onto Enchanted Forest, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftTurn left onto Meadow Loop, heading NW.
  27. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bowl, heading W.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wall of Death, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miSharp right onto Battle Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jesus Saves, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftTurn left onto Battle Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  33. 250 ftReach Beaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  34. 250 ftTurn right onto Jesus Saves, heading NW.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto Battle Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miSharp left onto Wall of Death, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop, heading NW.
  39. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading N.
  41. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Enchanted Forest, heading S.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  45. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  46. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  47. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fern Gully, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  50. 150 ftContinue straight onto Drop into Pine, heading SW.
  51. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  52. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  53. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  57. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  59. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  60. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  61. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  62. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  63. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-lake-swimming-pond-out-back-7-lakes-14-km

Trail surface

79% paved14% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mcknight Rd stop 389 m from the trailhead

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