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Imniżaska

Lake Phalen–Indian Mounds Viewpoint, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Lake Phalen–Indian Mounds Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Imniżaska near Gladstone, MN. The route passes Lake Phalen and Indian Mounds Viewpoint. It climbs 573 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 915 ft17.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99769, -93.03358
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Lake Phalen–Indian Mounds Viewpoint, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 701–916 ft

Out & Back · Imniżaska

Trailhead: 44.99769, -93.03358

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Prosperity Av stop 627 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.3 miPass Lake Phalen.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto East Shore Drive, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Lake Phalen Bike Path, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miPass Indian Mounds Viewpoint.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 0.8 miReach Lake Phalen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 350 ftTurn left onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  35. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NW.
  37. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Phalen Bike Path, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
  42. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  43. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  46. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 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/phalen-regional-park-waterfall-lake-phalen-out-back-8-lakes-25-km

Trail surface

96% paved2% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Prosperity Av stop 627 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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