Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Murphy Lake
8.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Murphy Lake is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve near Orchard Garden, MN. The route reaches Murphy Lake at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 590 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Murphy Lake
8.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 872–1,058 ft
Out & Back · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.73278, -93.32537
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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 SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Orchard Lake 8.8 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Hanrehan Lake 6.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft
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