Joe's Lake Natural Preserve

Joe's Lake

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Joe's Lake is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Joe's Lake Natural Preserve near Cambridge, MN. The route reaches Joe's Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 968 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.55498, -93.20391
Nearest town Cambridge, MN

Directions

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Joe's Lake

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 958–970 ft

Out & Back · Joe's Lake Natural Preserve

Trailhead: 45.55498, -93.20391

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftReach Joe's Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

2% paved98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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