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Keller Park

Lake Phalen & Keller Creek via Gateway State Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Lake Phalen & Keller Creek via Gateway State Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Keller Park near Gloster, MN. The route passes Keller Creek before reaching Lake Phalen at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 906 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.02332, -93.03991
Nearest town Gloster, MN
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Lake Phalen & Keller Creek via Gateway State Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 862–906 ft

Out & Back · Keller Park

Trailhead: 45.02332, -93.03991

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 553 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miPass Keller Creek.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftReach Lake Phalen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 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-phalen-keller-creek-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 553 m from the trailhead

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