Horseshoe Lake
4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Horseshoe Lake is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Rosemount, MN. The route reaches Horseshoe Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horseshoe Lake
4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 938–987 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.74906, -93.13000
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Robert Trail stop 274 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Horseshoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 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 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Robert Trail stop 274 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Farquar Lake–Thomas Lake, 5 lakes 16.1 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Greenleaf Woods & Alimagnet Lake 15.7 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Alimagnet Lake & Galaxie Park Lake 15.8 mi · ▲ 492 ft
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