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Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Buck Lake & Blue Hill Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Buck Lake & Blue Hill Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge near Orrock, MN. The route reaches Buck Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi968 – 1,040 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.50641, -93.69530
Nearest town Orrock, MN
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Buck Lake & Blue Hill Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 968–1,039 ft

Out & Back · Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 45.50641, -93.69530

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Hill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Hill Overlook, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftTurn left onto Blue Hill Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Buck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Blue Hill Overlook, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Blue Hill Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buck-lake-buck-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

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