Goose Lake & Birch Lake via Mark Sather Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Goose Lake & Birch Lake via Mark Sather Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Lake Shore Park, MN. The route passes Goose Lake and Birch Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Goose Lake & Birch Lake via Mark Sather Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 923–944 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.07348, -93.01400
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake (Old White Bear) stop 235 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Goose Lake.
- 300 ftBear right onto Mark Sather Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miPass Birch Lake.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Goose Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake (Old White Bear) stop 235 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Goose Lake–Birch Lake, 4 lakes 10.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Snail Lake–Grass Lake, 6 lakes 13.4 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Otter Lake–Goose Lake, 8 lakes 11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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