Rahn Park
Long Lake–Galaxie Park Lake, 3 lakes
15.7 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Long Lake–Galaxie Park Lake, 3 lakes is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Rahn Park near Cedar Grove, MN. The route passes Galaxie Park Lake before reaching Long Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Lake–Galaxie Park Lake, 3 lakes
15.7 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 880–1,042 ft
Out & Back · Rahn Park
Trailhead: 44.79068, -93.23996
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: HorizOn Rd stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Highline Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Galaxie Park Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.8 miPass Long Lake.
- 0.2 miReach Long Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: HorizOn Rd stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Highline Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 6 lakes 14.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- Wheaton Pond–Frog Swamp, 3 lakes 11 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Highline Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Heine Pond & Highline Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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