Horseshoe Lake
9.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Horseshoe Lake is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Rosemount, MN. The route reaches Horseshoe Lake. It is mostly level, with 54 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
9.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 937–987 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.72514, -93.14666
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: 157 St Stn P&R stop 588 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Horseshoe Lake.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Horseshoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 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 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 157 St Stn P&R stop 588 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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