Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park
George Watch Lake–Centerville Lake, 4 lakes
8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min
George Watch Lake–Centerville Lake, 4 lakes is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park near Centerville, MN. The route passes Centerville Lake and Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Beach before reaching George Watch Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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George Watch Lake–Centerville Lake, 4 lakes
8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 883–916 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park
Trailhead: 45.17709, -93.03888
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 65°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Watermark Lake Loop, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Centerville Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Sherman Lake Single-Track, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Lake Point Singletrack, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Point Continuation, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rio's Loop, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sasquatch Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach George Watch Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rio's Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lake Point Continuation, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Point Singletrack, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sherman Lake Single-Track, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Watermark Lake Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Peltier Lake–Centerville Lake, 3 lakes 7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Centerville Lake via Watermark Lake Loop 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Watermark Lake Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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