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Lake Itasca & Lake Itasca Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Lake Itasca & Lake Itasca Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Ramsey, MN. The route reaches Lake Itasca. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 902 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.26299, -93.47061
Nearest town Ramsey, MN
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Lake Itasca & Lake Itasca Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 869–903 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.26299, -93.47061

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 1 miPass Lake Itasca.
  5. 400 ftSharp right onto Lake Itasca Trail, heading W.
  6. 2.4 miReach Lake Itasca, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 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-itasca-lake-itasca-trail-out-back-14-km-6a0a

Trail surface

96% paved4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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