Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Circle Pines, MN. The route reaches Lochness Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. 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
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 898–909 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.19242, -93.15394
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto East Anoka County Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Lochness Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lochness Park Sunset Point & Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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