AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

Hanrehan Lake

8.1 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Hanrehan Lake is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve near Credit River, MN. The route reaches Hanrehan Lake. It climbs 347 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,043 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.69600, -93.35872
Nearest town Credit River, MN
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Hanrehan Lake

8.1 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 885–1,044 ft

Out & Back · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.69600, -93.35872

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miPass Hanrehan Lake.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miReach Hanrehan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hanrehan-lake-out-back-13-km-50e8

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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