Birch Lake Regional Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Birch Lake Regional Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Tamarack Nature Center near Bald Eagle, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Birch Lake Regional Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 916–946 ft
Out & Back · Tamarack Nature Center
Trailhead: 45.11069, -93.03917
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 65°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Birch Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Birch Lake Regional Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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