Goose Lake
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Goose Lake is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near West Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Goose Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Goose Lake
4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 872–921 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.15170, -93.37485
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Goose Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Goose Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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