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Fish Lake Regional Park

Fish Lake Regional Park Beach–Jaxima Pond, 3 lakes

10.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Fish Lake Regional Park Beach–Jaxima Pond, 3 lakes is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Fish Lake Regional Park near Hamel, MN. The route passes Lake Daniel and Jaxima Pond before reaching Fish Lake Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,007 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04457, -93.53147
Nearest town Hamel, MN
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Fish Lake Regional Park Beach–Jaxima Pond, 3 lakes

10.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 919–1,006 ft

Out & Back · Fish Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.04457, -93.53147

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miPass Lake Daniel.
  13. 50 ftPass Jaxima Pond.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miPass Fish Lake Regional Park Beach.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 300 ftReach Fish Lake Regional Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  41. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  42. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  43. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  46. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  47. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  48. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  49. 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-regional-park-beach-fish-lake-regional-park-beach-out-back-6-lakes-17-km

Trail surface

95% paved4% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 63°F53°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 57°48°
Tue 66°44°
Wed 68°48°
Thu 66°56° 34%
Fri 64°55°
Sat 63°56° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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