Mount Gilboa–Bush Lake, 5 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Mount Gilboa–Bush Lake, 5 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Bush Lake Park near Bloomington Ferry, MN. The route passes Bush Lake, Bush Lake Beach and Goose Nest Pond before reaching Mount Gilboa at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Gilboa–Bush Lake, 5 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 836–977 ft
Out & Back · Bush Lake Park
Trailhead: 44.83118, -93.38191
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bush Lake.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Bush Lake Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Goose Nest Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto North Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Ridge, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Mount Gilboa, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bush Lake–SW Anderson Lake, 4 lakes 16 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Bush Lake–SW Anderson Lake, 4 beaches 15.9 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Bush Lake–Goose Nest Pond, 7 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Bush Lake & Bush Lake Beach 4.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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