Fish Lake West Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Fish Lake West Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Hamel, MN. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi899 – 1,004 ft12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04274, -93.52129
Nearest town Hamel, MN
Directions
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Fish Lake West Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 899–1,003 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.04274, -93.52129
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trojan Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Fish Lake West Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Fish Lake West Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trojan Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn 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.
Trail surface
97% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Trojan Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Northwood Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches 13.5 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Elm Creek Forest Trail via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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