Lake Flanagan via Dakota Rail Regional Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Lake Flanagan via Dakota Rail Regional Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Gale Woods Farm near Saint Bonifacius, MN. The route passes Lake Flanagan before reaching Lake Flanagan at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Flanagan via Dakota Rail Regional Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 934–1,022 ft
Out & Back · Gale Woods Farm
Trailhead: 44.90085, -93.74748
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Dakota Rail Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 3.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Flanagan.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Flanagan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Dakota Rail Regional Trail;Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Whaletail Lake via Dakota Rail Regional Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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