AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Long Lake & Galaxie Park Lake

4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Long Lake & Galaxie Park Lake is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Apple Valley, MN. The route passes Long Lake before reaching Galaxie Park Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 997 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.75397, -93.17542
Nearest town Apple Valley, MN
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Long Lake & Galaxie Park Lake

4.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 919–996 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.75397, -93.17542

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Long Lake.
  3. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftPass Galaxie Park Lake.
  5. 350 ftReach Long Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-lake-galaxie-park-lake-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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