Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Hanrehan Lake
6.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Hanrehan Lake is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve near Orchard Garden, MN. The route reaches Hanrehan Lake. It climbs 533 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hanrehan Lake
6.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 872–1,058 ft
Out & Back · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.73278, -93.32537
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Hanrehan Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Hanrehan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Orchard Lake 8.8 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Murphy Lake 8.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft
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