Gervais Lake & Gervais Mill Pond
1.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 25 min
Gervais Lake & Gervais Mill Pond is a 1.2-mile out-and-back near Little Canada, MN. The route passes Gervais Mill Pond before reaching Gervais Lake at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gervais Lake & Gervais Mill Pond
1.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 25 min
Elevation 863–915 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.02497, -93.08586
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Eli Rd stop 155 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Gervais Mill Pond.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Gervais Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Eli Rd stop 155 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gervais Lake & Gervais Mill Pond via Firefighters Historical Trail 1.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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