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Long Lake Park

Lake Owasso–Valentine Lake, 5 lakes

11 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Lake Owasso–Valentine Lake, 5 lakes is an 11-mile out-and-back in Long Lake Park near New Brighton, MN. The route passes Rush Lake, Valentine Lake, Island Lake and Lake Wabasso before reaching Lake Owasso at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 968 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.07592, -93.18777
Nearest town New Brighton, MN
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Lake Owasso–Valentine Lake, 5 lakes

11 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 874–968 ft

Out & Back · Long Lake Park

Trailhead: 45.07592, -93.18777

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 64°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Old Hwy 8 stop 141 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Rush Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miPass Valentine Lake.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 450 ftPass Island Lake.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 1 miPass Lake Wabasso.
  20. 50 ftPass Lake Owasso.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftReach Lake Owasso, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  41. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  44. 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-owasso-valentine-lake-out-back-7-lakes

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 64°F45°
Feels like43°Precip1%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity83%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Wed 65°45°
Thu 61°56° 44%
Fri 67°55°
Sat 63°57° 53%
Sun 69°59° 22%
Mon 74°59° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Old Hwy 8 stop 141 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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