Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Hanrehan Lake
4.6 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Hanrehan Lake is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve near Deer Park, MN. The route reaches Hanrehan Lake. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hanrehan Lake
4.6 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 885–1,044 ft
Out & Back · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.70818, -93.33080
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Hanrehan Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Hanrehan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orchard Lake 3.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Hanrehan Lake 5.1 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Orchard Lake Loop 5.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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