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West Duck Lake via Donahue Drive

15 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 5 hr 7 min

West Duck Lake via Donahue Drive is a 15-mile out-and-back near Shorewood, MN. The route reaches West Duck Lake at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,034 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.89231, -93.58107
Nearest town Shorewood, MN
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West Duck Lake via Donahue Drive

15 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 900–1,033 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.89231, -93.58107

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donahue Drive, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miPass West Duck Lake.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miReach West Duck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/duck-lake-west-duck-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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