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Donahue Pond via Luce Line State Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Donahue Pond via Luce Line State Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Long Lake, MN. The route reaches Donahue Pond. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 991 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.98085, -93.54404
Nearest town Long Lake, MN
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Donahue Pond via Luce Line State Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 935–993 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.98085, -93.54404

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Myrtlewood Rd stop 166 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miPass Donahue Pond.
  5. 1.4 miReach Donahue Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 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/donahue-pond-donahue-pond-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

65% dirt32% gravel3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Myrtlewood Rd stop 166 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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