Lions Lake via Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Lions Lake via Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Benning, MN. The route reaches Lions Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 380 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.18656, -93.98402
Nearest town Benning, MN

Directions

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Lions Lake via Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.18656, -93.98402

Weather Sep 23: Fog, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miReach Lions Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% paved31% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 65°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Thu 64°56° 43%
Fri 69°59° 34%
Sat 63°57° 70%
Sun 68°56°
Mon 73°57° 36%
Tue 66°48° 63%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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