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Lake Jonathan & Lake Grace

3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Lake Jonathan & Lake Grace is a 3-mile out-and-back near Hazeltine, MN. The route passes Lake Grace and Lake Jonathan before reaching Lake Grace at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 984 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83332, -93.59115
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN
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Lake Jonathan & Lake Grace

3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 900–984 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.83332, -93.59115

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: #1107 HazEltine stop 506 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 450 ftPass Lake Grace.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 100 ftPass Lake Jonathan.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miPass Lake Grace.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftReach Lake Jonathan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  32. 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-jonathan-lake-grace-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

63% paved37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: #1107 HazEltine stop 506 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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