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Staring Lake Park

Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint

12 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint is a 12-mile out-and-back in Staring Lake Park near Rowland, MN. The route reaches Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 509 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 906 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83622, -93.42978
Nearest town Rowland, MN
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Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint

12 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 720–904 ft

Out & Back · Staring Lake Park

Trailhead: 44.83622, -93.42978

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: Homeward Hills stop 666 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  19. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  23. 350 ftReach Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  41. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  45. 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/richard-t-anderson-conservation-area-viewpoint-out-back-19-km-5426

Trail surface

91% paved7% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Homeward Hills stop 666 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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