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Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park

Centerville Lake–Reshanau Lake, 4 lakes

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Centerville Lake–Reshanau Lake, 4 lakes is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park near Centerville, MN. The route passes Centerville Lake and Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Beach before reaching Reshanau Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 915 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.17084, -93.05096
Nearest town Centerville, MN
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Centerville Lake–Reshanau Lake, 4 lakes

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 883–915 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park

Trailhead: 45.17084, -93.05096

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miPass Centerville Lake.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Sherman Lake Single-Track, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Lake Point Singletrack, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Point Continuation, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miPass Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Beach.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rio's Loop, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sasquatch Loop, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miPass Reshanau Lake.
  29. 450 ftReach Centerville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rio's Loop, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  36. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 350 ftTurn right onto Lake Point Continuation, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Point Singletrack, heading E.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  42. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miSharp left onto Sherman Lake Single-Track, heading SE.
  44. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  46. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  50. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  51. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  52. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  54. 0.3 miArrive 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/centerville-lake-reshanau-lake-out-back-4-lakes-10-km-5abd

Trail surface

72% paved18% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.

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