Big Lake & Lake Mitchell
7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Big Lake & Lake Mitchell is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Big Lake, MN. The route passes Lake Mitchell before reaching Big Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Lake & Lake Mitchell
7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 926–943 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.33683, -93.73957
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Mitchell.
- 1.7 miReach Big Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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