Eagle Lake Regional Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 994 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.01470, -93.39223
Nearest town New Hope, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miPass Pike Lake.
  21. 0.2 miPass Eagle Lake.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miReach Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 32 Av N stop 89 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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