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Central Park

Bennett Lake & County Road C Path

4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Bennett Lake & County Road C Path is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Roseville, MN. The route reaches Bennett Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 971 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.01486, -93.18203
Nearest town Roseville, MN
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Bennett Lake & County Road C Path

4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 894–972 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 45.01486, -93.18203

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Prior Av stop 26 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rosedale Center Mall, heading E.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto County Road C Path, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 300 ftReach Bennett Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 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/bennett-lake-county-road-c-path-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Prior Av stop 26 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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