Centerville Lake via Watermark Lake Loop
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Centerville Lake via Watermark Lake Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back near Centerville, MN. The route reaches Centerville Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. 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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Centerville Lake via Watermark Lake Loop
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 904–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.17709, -93.03888
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Watermark Lake Loop, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Centerville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Peltier Lake–Centerville Lake, 3 lakes 7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- George Watch Lake–Centerville Lake, 4 lakes 8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Watermark Lake Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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