Blind Lake
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Blind Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Prior Lake, MN. The route reaches Blind Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blind Lake
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Elevation 951–1,005 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.69369, -93.42581
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Blind Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:40 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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