Deep Lake & Black Lake
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Deep Lake & Black Lake is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near North Oaks, MN. The route passes Deep Lake and Deep Lake before reaching Black Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Deep Lake & Black Lake
5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 894–928 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.11263, -93.09001
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Deep Lake.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Deep Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Black Lake.
- 250 ftReach Deep Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 10 min before dark.
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