Neill Lake
4.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Neill Lake is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Bloomington Ferry, MN. The route reaches Neill Lake. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Neill Lake
4.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 810–887 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.83320, -93.39315
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Veness-Ensign stop 154 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Neill Lake.
- 0.9 miReach Neill Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Veness-Ensign stop 154 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- SW Anderson Lake & Eden Lake 4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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