Gleason Lake & Donahue Pond via Luce Line State Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Gleason Lake & Donahue Pond via Luce Line State Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Maple Plain, MN. The route passes Donahue Pond before reaching Gleason Lake at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.98993, -93.66566
Nearest town Maple Plain, MN
Directions
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Gleason Lake & Donahue Pond via Luce Line State Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.98993, -93.66566
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading SE.
- 4.3 miPass Donahue Pond.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Gleason Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 5.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
68% dirt30% gravel1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Luce Line State Trail;Baker-Carver Regional Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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