Pleasant Lake & Deep Lake
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Pleasant Lake & Deep Lake is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near North Oaks, MN. The route passes Pleasant Lake, Deep Lake and Deep Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pleasant Lake & Deep Lake
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 894–904 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10499, -93.08917
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Pleasant Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Deep Lake.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Deep Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Pleasant Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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