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Whitetail Woods Regional Park

Empire Lake & Farm Loop

3.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Empire Lake & Farm Loop is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Whitetail Woods Regional Park near Rosemount, MN. The route reaches Empire Lake. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 991 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.69632, -93.08912
Nearest town Rosemount, MN
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Empire Lake & Farm Loop

3.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 877–990 ft

Out & Back · Whitetail Woods Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.69632, -93.08912

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miPass Empire Lake.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Farm Loop, heading N.
  16. 50 ftReach Empire Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miArrive 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/empire-lake-farm-loop-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:39 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Rosemount, Minnesota