Fargo Pond via Luce Line State Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Fargo Pond via Luce Line State Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Wayzata, MN. The route reaches Fargo Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 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 via Luce Line State Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 52 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.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Fargo Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 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 6:05 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 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 & Miner Pond via Luce Line State Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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