AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kingsley Lake & Lee Lake

3.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Kingsley Lake & Lee Lake is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Deer Park, MN. The route passes Kingsley Lake before reaching Lee Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,037 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.70858, -93.30619
Nearest town Deer Park, MN
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Kingsley Lake & Lee Lake

3.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 960–1,036 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.70858, -93.30619

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miPass Kingsley Lake.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miPass Lee Lake.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 250 ftReach Kingsley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  33. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kingsley-lake-out-back

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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