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Fish Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Fish Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Eagan, MN. The route reaches Fish Lake. It climbs 405 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 988 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80136, -93.14563
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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Fish Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 833–987 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.80136, -93.14563

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 388 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 1.7 miPass Fish Lake.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miReach Fish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  41. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fish-lake-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 388 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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