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Pilot Knob & Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Pilot Knob & Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Mendota, MN. The route passes Augusta Lake and Pilot Knob. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 925 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88332, -93.15508
Nearest town Mendota, MN
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Pilot Knob & Augusta Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 830–927 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.88332, -93.15508

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 645 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miPass Augusta Lake.
  3. 0.5 miPass Pilot Knob.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miReach Pilot Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miArrive 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/pilot-knob-augusta-lake-out-back-5-km-ec0e

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 645 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mendota, Minnesota