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Crystal Lake Regional Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Crystal Lake Regional Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Brooklyn Park, MN. 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 mi866 – 886 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09384, -93.38176
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN
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Crystal Lake Regional Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 867–886 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.09384, -93.38176

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Jolly Ln stop 98 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Crystal Lake Regional Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.8 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miReach Crystal Lake Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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/crystal-lake-regional-trail-crystal-lake-regional-trail-out-back-9-km-4127

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jolly Ln stop 98 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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