Hay Lake & Fritz Lake
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Hay Lake & Fritz Lake is a 3-mile out-and-back near Wescott, MN. The route passes Hay Lake before reaching Fritz Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 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
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 913–947 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.80370, -93.11826
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Hay Lake.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Fritz Lake.
- 100 ftReach Hay Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Carlson Lake & Highline Trail 11 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Carlson Lake 3.8 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- McCarthy Lake 3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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