Charley Lake & Kerrey Lake
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Charley Lake & Kerrey Lake is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Circle Pines, MN. The route passes Kerrey Lake before reaching Charley Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Charley Lake & Kerrey Lake
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 894–928 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12248, -93.12205
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Kerrey Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Charley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kerrey Lake & Rice Creek via Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 15.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Turtle Lake–Round Lake, 5 lakes 11.9 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- George Watch Lake–Rice Lake, 6 lakes 9.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Lake–Kerrey Lake, 6 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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