Fargo Pond & Miner Pond via Luce Line State Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Fargo Pond & Miner Pond via Luce Line State Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Wayzata, MN. The route passes Fargo Pond before reaching Miner Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fargo Pond & Miner Pond via Luce Line State Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 939–998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.98246, -93.50213
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: 1 Av N stop 208 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Luce Line State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Miner Pond.
- 350 ftReach Fargo Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, 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 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1 Av N stop 208 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Donahue Pond & Luce Line State Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Runner's Pond–Luetmer Memorial Pond, 8 lakes 13.5 mi · ▲ 186 ft
- Fargo Pond via Luce Line State Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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