Tamarack Nature Center

Goose Lake–Birch Lake, 7 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Goose Lake–Birch Lake, 7 lakes is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Tamarack Nature Center near Bald Eagle, MN. The route passes Tamarack Lake, Fish Lake and Birch Lake before reaching Goose Lake at the turnaround, 3.6 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.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 948 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paved Trail 45.10158, -93.03722
Nearest town Bald Eagle, MN

Directions

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Goose Lake–Birch Lake, 7 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 909–948 ft

Out & Back · Tamarack Nature Center

Trailhead: Paved Trail · 45.10158, -93.03722

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 61°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paved Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Paved Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluestem Trail Paved Loop, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turtle Pass Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftPass Tamarack Lake.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Acorn Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dragonfly Loop, heading S.
  11. 450 ftPass Fish Lake.
  12. 150 ftSharp left onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Pass Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miPass Birch Lake.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto Mark Sather Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miPass Goose Lake.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 450 ftReach Goose Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 350 ftTurn left onto Deer Pass Trail, heading NE.
  45. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading N.
  46. 0.1 miSharp right onto Dragonfly Loop, heading N.
  47. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Acorn Loop, heading NE.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right onto Turtle Pass Trail, heading N.
  49. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bluestem Trail Paved Loop, heading N.
  50. 0.1 miTurn right onto Paved Trail, heading N.
  51. 150 ftTurn right onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading N.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paved Trail, heading N.
  53. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% paved24% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 61°F45°
Feels like44°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity81%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Wed 63°46°
Thu 65°55° 40%
Fri 66°54°
Sat 62°56° 52%
Sun 68°59° 20%
Mon 73°58° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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