Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

North Twin Lake & Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Beach

8.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 3 hr 1 min

North Twin Lake & Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Beach is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Crow-Hassan Park Reserve near Hanover, MN. The route passes North Twin Lake before reaching Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Beach at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 981 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15395, -93.63741
Nearest town Hanover, MN

Directions

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North Twin Lake & Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Beach

8.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 871–980 ft

Out & Back · Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.15395, -93.63741

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 1.9 miPass North Twin Lake.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 250 ftPass Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Beach.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftReach North Twin Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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