Eagle Lake & Pike Lake via Bassett Creek Regional Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Eagle Lake & Pike Lake via Bassett Creek Regional Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Eagle Lake Regional Park near New Hope, MN. The route passes Pike Lake before reaching Eagle Lake at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Eagle Lake & Pike Lake via Bassett Creek Regional Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 878–994 ft
Out & Back · Eagle Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.01470, -93.39223
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 32 Av N stop 89 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Pike Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Eagle Lake.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 32 Av N stop 89 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- French Park Beach–Bassett Creek Regional Trail, 3 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Snyder Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches 15.5 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Northwood Lake–Bassett Park Pond, 3 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Parkers Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches 14.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- French Park Beach & Bassett Creek Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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