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Baker Park Reserve

Lake Independence Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Lake Independence Regional Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Baker Park Reserve near Medina, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi968 – 1,030 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00746, -93.60237
Nearest town Medina, MN
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Lake Independence Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 968–1,030 ft

Out & Back · Baker Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.00746, -93.60237

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 2.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Lake Independence Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miArrive 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-regional-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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