Mount Gilboa–Bush Lake, 6 lakes
12.7 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Mount Gilboa–Bush Lake, 6 lakes is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Hyland Lake Park Reserve near Rowland, MN. The route passes SW Anderson Lake, Bush Lake, Bush Lake Beach and Goose Nest Pond before reaching Mount Gilboa at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Gilboa–Bush Lake, 6 lakes
12.7 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 794–977 ft
Out & Back · Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.82273, -93.43139
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass SW Anderson Lake.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Bush Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Bush Lake Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Goose Nest Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 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 NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto North Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 4.6 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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