Rahn Park
Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 6 lakes
14.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 5 hr
Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 6 lakes is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Rahn Park near Cedar Grove, MN. The route passes Thomas Lake, Holland Lake, McDonough Lake and Lebanon Hills Regional Park Beach before reaching Fritz Lake at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 387 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 6 lakes
14.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 873–1,024 ft
Out & Back · Rahn Park
Trailhead: 44.79068, -93.23996
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: HorizOn Rd stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Highline Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Thomas Lake.
- 1.5 miPass Holland Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass McDonough Lake.
- 50 ftPass Lebanon Hills Regional Park Beach.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Fritz Lake.
- 0.1 miReach Holland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: HorizOn Rd stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Highline Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Long Lake–Galaxie Park Lake, 3 lakes 15.7 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Wheaton Pond–Frog Swamp, 3 lakes 11 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Highline Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Heine Pond & Highline Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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