Hay Lake & Fritz Lake
7.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Hay Lake & Fritz Lake is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Eagan, MN. The route passes Hay Lake before reaching Fritz Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hay Lake & Fritz Lake
7.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 891–986 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.81891, -93.14545
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 93 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Hay Lake.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Fritz Lake.
- 250 ftReach Hay Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive 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 (~15 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 93 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Carlson Lake–Frog Swamp, 4 lakes 12.8 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Thomas Lake–Carlson Lake, 5 lakes 13.6 mi · ▲ 698 ft
- Fish Lake 3.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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