Mount Gilboa–Hyland Lake, 8 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Mount Gilboa–Hyland Lake, 8 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Hyland Lake Park Reserve near Atwood, MN. The route passes Mount Gilboa, Frog Pond, Hyland Lake Park Reserve Beach and 2 more. It climbs 521 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Gilboa–Hyland Lake, 8 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 818–1,014 ft
Out & Back · Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.84457, -93.36337
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Mount Gilboa.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Boulder Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Frog Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Oak Knob, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto North Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Hyland Lake Park Reserve Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Hyland Lake Park Reserve Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hyland Lake.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Sumac Knolls, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sumac Knolls, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hyland Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Mount Gilboa, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sumac Knolls, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Hill Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sumac Knolls, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Knob, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Boulder Ridge, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bush Lake–SW Anderson Lake, 10 lakes 15.5 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Mount Gilboa–Hyland Lake, 6 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 359 ft
- Osprey Viewpoint–Goose Nest Pond, 8 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 154 ft
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