Parkers Lake & Fish Lake West Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Parkers Lake & Fish Lake West Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Plymouth, MN. The route reaches Parkers Lake. It climbs 384 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,027 ft17.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99241, -93.47789
Nearest town Plymouth, MN

Directions

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Parkers Lake & Fish Lake West Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 899–1,026 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.99241, -93.47789

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Parkers Lake.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fish Lake West Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miReach Parkers Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  34. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  41. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  42. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  44. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  47. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  49. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  51. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  52. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  53. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  55. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  56. 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 surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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