Patrick Eagan Park
McCarthy Lake
3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 16 min
McCarthy Lake is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Patrick Eagan Park near Wescott, MN. The route reaches McCarthy Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McCarthy Lake
3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 887–986 ft
Out & Back · Patrick Eagan Park
Trailhead: 44.80370, -93.11826
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach McCarthy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Carlson Lake & Highline Trail 11 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Hay Lake & Fritz Lake 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Carlson Lake 3.8 mi · ▲ 88 ft
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