Donahue Pond & Luce Line State Trail;Baker-Carver Regional Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Donahue Pond & Luce Line State Trail;Baker-Carver Regional Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Long Lake, MN. The route reaches Donahue Pond. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Donahue Pond & Luce Line State Trail;Baker-Carver Regional Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 935–1,000 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Donahue Pond.
- 4.8 miContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail;Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miReach Donahue Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading NE.
- 5.5 miArrive 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 7.3 mi in (~183 min). Leave by 3:43 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Myrtlewood Rd stop 166 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Donahue Pond via Luce Line State Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Fargo Pond & Miner Pond via Luce Line State Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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