Fish Lake Regional Park

Fish Lake–Fish Lake Regional Park Beach, 6 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Fish Lake–Fish Lake Regional Park Beach, 6 lakes is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Fish Lake Regional Park near Corcoran, MN. The route passes Lake Daniel, Xanthus Pond, Jaxima Pond and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 984 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.08269, -93.52074
Nearest town Corcoran, MN

Directions

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Fish Lake–Fish Lake Regional Park Beach, 6 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 893–983 ft

Out & Back · Fish Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.08269, -93.52074

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftPass Lake Daniel.
  5. 50 ftPass Xanthus Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftPass Jaxima Pond.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miPass Fish Lake Regional Park Beach.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 400 ftPass Fish Lake Regional Park Beach.
  23. 50 ftPass Fish Lake.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 350 ftTurn right onto Fish Lake East Trail, heading SE.
  26. 1 miReach Fish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 100 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  44. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  45. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  46. 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

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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