Bush Lake Park

Bush Lake & Bush Lake Beach

4.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Bush Lake & Bush Lake Beach is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Bush Lake Park near Bloomington Ferry, MN. The route passes Bush Lake Beach and Bush Lake. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 902 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83316, -93.38388
Nearest town Bloomington Ferry, MN

Directions

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Bush Lake & Bush Lake Beach

4.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 836–901 ft

Out & Back · Bush Lake Park

Trailhead: 44.83316, -93.38388

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Hennepin Town Rd stop 661 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Bush Lake Beach.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftPass Bush Lake.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftReach Bush Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% paved6% grass3% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hennepin Town Rd stop 661 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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