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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Lake Daniel.
- 50 ftPass Xanthus Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Jaxima Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Fish Lake Regional Park Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftPass Fish Lake Regional Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Fish Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Fish Lake East Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Fish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Parkers Lake–Jaxima Pond, 4 lakes 16.1 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Kreatz Lake–Snyder Lake, 5 lakes 12.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Elm Creek Forest Trail via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Weaver Lake Park Beach 4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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