Wood-Rill SNA

Long Lake–Donahue Pond, 3 lakes

9.8 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Long Lake–Donahue Pond, 3 lakes is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Wood-Rill SNA near Long Lake, MN. The route passes Donahue Pond and Long Lake. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Independence Regional Trail 44.99321, -93.59388
Nearest town Long Lake, MN

Directions

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Long Lake–Donahue Pond, 3 lakes

9.8 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Out & Back · Wood-Rill SNA

Trailhead: Lake Independence Regional Trail · 44.99321, -93.59388

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Independence Regional Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miPass Donahue Pond.
  5. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miPass Long Lake.
  7. 0.6 miReach Long Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 2.3 miTurn right onto Lake Independence Regional Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

43% paved36% dirt19% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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