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Donahue Pond & Lake Independence Regional Trail

5 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Donahue Pond & Lake Independence Regional Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Orono, MN. The route reaches Donahue Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Independence Regional Trail 44.99187, -93.59403
Nearest town Orono, MN
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Donahue Pond & Lake Independence Regional Trail

5 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Independence Regional Trail · 44.99187, -93.59403

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Independence Regional Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miReach Donahue Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Lake Independence Regional Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.3 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-lake-independence-regional-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

51% paved42% dirt7% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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