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Ox Yoke Lake via Luce Line State Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Ox Yoke Lake via Luce Line State Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Watertown, MN. The route reaches Ox Yoke Lake. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 997 ft15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.96509, -93.84552
Nearest town Watertown, MN
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Ox Yoke Lake via Luce Line State Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 917–997 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.96509, -93.84552

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading SE.
  5. 4.2 miPass Ox Yoke Lake.
  6. 2.7 miReach Ox Yoke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ox-yoke-lake-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

72% dirt25% gravel3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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