Mark Sather Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Mark Sather Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Gem Lake, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mark Sather Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 925–943 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.07820, -93.03859
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Birch Lake Blvd S stop 399 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mark Sather Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Mark Sather Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Birch Lake Blvd S stop 399 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Birch Lake–Gilfillan Lake, 4 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Lake Owasso–Grass Lake, 6 lakes 14.6 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- East Vadnais Lake–Birch Lake, 3 lakes 8.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Otter Lake–Birch Lake, 7 lakes 6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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