Cobblestone Lake

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Cobblestone Lake is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Apple Valley, MN. The route reaches Cobblestone 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.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 955 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.72071, -93.19027
Nearest town Apple Valley, MN

Directions

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Cobblestone Lake

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 917–955 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.72071, -93.19027

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Flagstaff Av stop 577 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miPass Cobblestone Lake.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miReach Cobblestone Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

71% paved29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Flagstaff Av stop 577 m from the trailhead