Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Murphy Lake
10.8 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Murphy Lake is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve near Deer Park, MN. The route reaches Murphy Lake at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 439 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Murphy Lake
10.8 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 895–1,044 ft
Out & Back · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.68910, -93.31801
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Murphy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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