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Gale Woods Farm

Lake Flanagan via Dakota Rail Regional Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Lake Flanagan via Dakota Rail Regional Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Gale Woods Farm near Mound, MN. The route passes Lake Flanagan before reaching Lake Flanagan at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 1,024 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.93491, -93.68623
Nearest town Mound, MN
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Lake Flanagan via Dakota Rail Regional Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 940–1,022 ft

Out & Back · Gale Woods Farm

Trailhead: 44.93491, -93.68623

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Dakota Rail Regional Trail;Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miPass Lake Flanagan.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Lake Flanagan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-flanagan-lake-flanagan-out-back-7-km-01b2

Trail surface

56% paved40% gravel1% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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