Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Orchard Lake
8.8 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Orchard Lake is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve near Orchard Garden, MN. The route reaches Orchard Lake at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 491 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Orchard Lake
8.8 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 872–1,058 ft
Out & Back · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.73278, -93.32537
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Orchard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 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 (~19 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Murphy Lake 8.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Hanrehan Lake 6.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft
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