Buffalo Lake & Mink Lake Loop
1.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 30 min
Buffalo Lake & Mink Lake Loop is a 1.5-mile loop near Buffalo, MN. The route passes Mink Lake and Buffalo Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buffalo Lake & Mink Lake Loop
1.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 30 min
Elevation 918–948 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 45.15068, -93.87815
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Mink Lake.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Buffalo Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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