Long Lake
5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Long Lake is a 5-mile out-and-back near Apple Valley, MN. The route reaches Long Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Lake
5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 919–998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.73751, -93.20763
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: 146 St W stop 9 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Long Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 146 St W stop 9 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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