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Lake Minnewashta Regional Park

Lake Minnewashta–Lake Lucy, 4 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Lake Minnewashta–Lake Lucy, 4 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Minnewashta Regional Park near Eureka, MN. The route passes Lake Minnewashta Regional Park Beach and Lake Minnewashta before reaching Lake Lucy at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,047 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88316, -93.59830
Nearest town Eureka, MN
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Lake Minnewashta–Lake Lucy, 4 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 946–1,046 ft

Out & Back · Lake Minnewashta Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.88316, -93.59830

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Minnewashta Regional Park Beach.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Lake Minnewashta.
  5. 350 ftSharp right onto Lake Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Minnewashta Regional Park Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miPass Lake Lucy.
  12. 250 ftReach Lake Minnewashta, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 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-minnewashta-lake-lucy-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

81% paved18% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity55%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 64°54° 48%
Fri 69°57°
Sat 61°57° 60%
Sun 67°58° 24%
Mon 68°56° 26%
Tue 61°51° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Eureka, Minnesota