Tamarack Nature Center

Birch Lake Regional Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Birch Lake Regional Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Tamarack Nature Center near Bald Eagle, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 945 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10652, -93.03599
Nearest town Bald Eagle, MN

Directions

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Birch Lake Regional Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 916–946 ft

Out & Back · Tamarack Nature Center

Trailhead: 45.10652, -93.03599

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Birch Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

50% paved50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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