Lake Smetana
4.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Lake Smetana is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Rowland, MN. The route reaches Lake Smetana at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Smetana
4.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 816–882 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.83622, -93.42978
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Homeward Hills stop 666 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Lake Smetana, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Homeward Hills stop 666 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hames Way Pond & Round Lake Beach 12.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint 12 mi · ▲ 509 ft
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