Langton Lake & Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail
11 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Langton Lake & Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Langton Lake Park near Saint Anthony, MN. The route passes Langton Lake before reaching Walsh Lake at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Langton Lake & Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail
11 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 904–990 ft
Out & Back · Langton Lake Park
Trailhead: 45.03640, -93.19347
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Long Lake Rd stop 120 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Langton Lake.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rosedale Shopping Center, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Walsh Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Langton Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Northeast Connector Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rosedale Shopping Center, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rosedale Center Mall, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 4:44 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Long Lake Rd stop 120 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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