Fargo Pond & Miner Pond via Luce Line State Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Fargo Pond & Miner Pond via Luce Line State Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Long Lake, MN. The route passes Fargo Pond and Miner Pond before reaching Miner Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 997 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.98085, -93.54404
Nearest town Long Lake, MN

Directions

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Fargo Pond & Miner Pond via Luce Line State Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 951–998 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.98085, -93.54404

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Myrtlewood Rd stop 166 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miPass Fargo Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftPass Miner Pond.
  8. 0.2 miPass Miner Pond.
  9. 150 ftReach Fargo Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

73% paved27% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Myrtlewood Rd stop 166 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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