AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Itasca Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Lake Itasca Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Dayton, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 892 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Itasca trail entrance 45.25616, -93.48560
Nearest town Dayton, MN
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Lake Itasca Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 869–892 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Itasca trail entrance · 45.25616, -93.48560

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

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

  1. Start on Itasca trail entrance, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Lake Itasca Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.7 miReach Lake Itasca Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left onto Itasca trail entrance, heading S.
  5. 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-itasca-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

89% paved11% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

Hikes near Dayton, Minnesota