Island Lake & Karth Lake
6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Island Lake & Karth Lake is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Arden Hills, MN. The route passes Island Lake and Island Lake before reaching Karth Lake at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Island Lake & Karth Lake
6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 937–1,009 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.05009, -93.15316
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Pine Tree Dr stop 20 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Island Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Island Lake.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Karth Lake.
- 250 ftReach Island Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pine Tree Dr stop 20 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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