Black Lake
5.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Black Lake is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near North Oaks, MN. The route reaches Black Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Lake
5.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 898–951 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10577, -93.07673
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Black Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
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