Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lochness Park near Circle Pines, MN. The route reaches Lochness Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 899–905 ft
Out & Back · Lochness Park
Trailhead: 45.17163, -93.15757
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lochness Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Lochness Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sunrise Lake–Lochness Lake, 4 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Path and Boardwalk Viewpoint–Lochness Lake, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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