Quarry Lake
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Quarry Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Barden, MN. The route passes Quarry Lake before reaching Quarry Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Quarry Lake
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Elevation 722–755 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.78514, -93.44958
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: 12 Av E stop 130 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Quarry Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Quarry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 12 Av E stop 130 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Big Woods Regional Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Sand Point Beach 13.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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