Lochness Park Sunset Point & Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Lochness Park Sunset Point & Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lochness Park near Circle Pines, MN. The route passes Lochness Lake before reaching Lochness Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lochness Park Sunset Point & Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 898–936 ft
Out & Back · Lochness Park
Trailhead: 45.18811, -93.15892
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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.
- 0.1 miPass Lochness Lake.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Lochness Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 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 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sunrise Lake–Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Path and Boardwalk, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Path and Boardwalk & Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Path and Boardwalk Viewpoint & Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Path and Boardwalk 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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