Fish Lake
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Fish Lake is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Osseo, MN. The route reaches Fish Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 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
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 895–946 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12103, -93.44921
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Fish Lake.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fish Lake West Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Fish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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