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Brookdale Park

Palmer Lake & MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint via Shingle Creek Regional Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Palmer Lake & MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint via Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Brookdale Park near Brooklyn Center, MN. The route passes MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint before reaching Palmer Lake at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 886 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kylawn Park Walkway 45.06474, -93.33575
Nearest town Brooklyn Center, MN
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Palmer Lake & MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint via Shingle Creek Regional Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 844–887 ft

Out & Back · Brookdale Park

Trailhead: Kylawn Park Walkway · 45.06474, -93.33575

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Kyle Av N stop 506 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kylawn Park Walkway, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miPass MAC Wildlife Area Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 100 ftReach Palmer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  28. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kylawn Park Walkway, heading S.
  41. 50 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/palmer-lake-mac-wildlife-area-viewpoint-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kyle Av N stop 506 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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