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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.9 miPass North Twin Lake.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach North Twin Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 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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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.
More from this trailhead
- Sylvan Lake & North Twin Lake 8.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Prarie Lake–South Twin Lake, 3 lakes 7.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft
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