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Baker Park Reserve

Lake Independence & Baker Park Reserve Beach via A Loop

1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 22 min

Lake Independence & Baker Park Reserve Beach via A Loop is a 1-mile out-and-back in Baker Park Reserve near Maple Plain, MN. The route passes Baker Park Reserve Beach and Lake Independence. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,030 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.01868, -93.63741
Nearest town Maple Plain, MN
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Lake Independence & Baker Park Reserve Beach via A Loop

1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 22 min

Elevation 960–1,030 ft

Out & Back · Baker Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.01868, -93.63741

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto A Loop, heading W.
  4. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass Baker Park Reserve Beach.
  6. 50 ftPass Lake Independence.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftReach Lake Independence, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 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-independence-baker-park-reserve-beach-out-back-3-beaches-2-km

Trail surface

87% paved10% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 63°F53°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:18 PM
Mon 57°48°
Tue 65°44°
Wed 68°47°
Thu 66°55° 35%
Fri 64°54°
Sat 64°56° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 12 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Maple Plain, Minnesota