Lake Owasso & Lake Wabasso
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Lake Owasso & Lake Wabasso is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Arden Hills, MN. The route passes Lake Wabasso before reaching Lake Owasso at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Owasso & Lake Wabasso
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Elevation 890–968 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.04798, -93.13332
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Victoria St stop 236 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.1 miPass Lake Wabasso.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Lake Owasso, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Victoria St stop 236 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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