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East Lake Community Park

East Lake & Cobblestone Lake

15.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 5 hr 10 min

East Lake & Cobblestone Lake is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in East Lake Community Park near Farmington, MN. The route passes East Lake and Cobblestone Lake. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 971 ft16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.63850, -93.15513
Nearest town Farmington, MN
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East Lake & Cobblestone Lake

15.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 897–970 ft

Out & Back · East Lake Community Park

Trailhead: 44.63850, -93.15513

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 2.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miPass East Lake.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miPass Cobblestone Lake.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miReach East Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 2.4 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-lake-cobblestone-lake-out-back-3-lakes-25-km

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Farmington, Minnesota