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Cedar Creek NHA

Fish Lake

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Fish Lake is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Cedar Creek NHA near Mort, MN. The route reaches Fish Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 938 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.40119, -93.18324
Nearest town Mort, MN
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Fish Lake

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 914–940 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Creek NHA

Trailhead: 45.40119, -93.18324

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miReach Fish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 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/fish-lake-out-back-11-km-7e83

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mort, Minnesota