AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crystal Lake West Beach

4.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Crystal Lake West Beach is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Orchard Garden, MN. The route reaches Crystal Lake West Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,056 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.73181, -93.29795
Nearest town Orchard Garden, MN
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Crystal Lake West Beach

4.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 976–1,057 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.73181, -93.29795

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftReach Crystal Lake West Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 2.3 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/crystal-lake-west-beach-out-back

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 11 min before dark.

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