Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach
3.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Bryant Lake Regional Park near Rowland, MN. The route reaches Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach
3.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 856–923 ft
Out & Back · Bryant Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.87314, -93.39893
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Valley View Rd stop 198 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Valley View Rd stop 198 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint & Lake Smetana via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 350 ft
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