Langdon Lake–Festooned Pond - Treated, 4 lakes
11.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr
Langdon Lake–Festooned Pond - Treated, 4 lakes is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Marsh near Mound, MN. The route passes Langdon Lake, Langdon Lake and Festooned Pond - Treated before reaching Gimcrakery Pond - Treated at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Langdon Lake–Festooned Pond - Treated, 4 lakes
11.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 934–982 ft
Out & Back · Six Mile Marsh
Trailhead: Dakota Rail Regional Trail · 44.93725, -93.66347
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Shoreline (Cr 15) stop 60 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dakota Rail Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Langdon Lake.
- 0.4 miPass Langdon Lake.
- 4.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Festooned Pond - Treated.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Gimcrakery Pond - Treated.
- 450 ftReach Langdon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 5.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shoreline (Cr 15) stop 60 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dakota Rail Regional Trail Trailhead
- Langdon Lake–Saunders Lake, 3 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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