Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park

Birch Lake Regional Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Birch Lake Regional Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park near Bald Eagle, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 945 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10498, -93.03374
Nearest town Bald Eagle, MN

Directions

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Birch Lake Regional Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 917–946 ft

Out & Back · Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park

Trailhead: 45.10498, -93.03374

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Birch Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Chickadee Trail Loop, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left onto Birch Lake Regional Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

20% paved80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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