Lochness Park Sunset Point & Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Lochness Park Sunset Point & Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail is a 5.6-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, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 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
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 898–936 ft
Out & Back · Lochness Park
Trailhead: 45.19242, -93.15394
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 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.
- 0.1 miPass Lochness Lake.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Lochness Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 9 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
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lochness Lake via East Anoka County Regional Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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