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Edenbrook Conservation Area

Round Lake–Lake Idlewild, 4 lakes

15.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Round Lake–Lake Idlewild, 4 lakes is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Edenbrook Conservation Area near Carver Beach, MN. The route passes Round Lake Beach, Round Lake, Kivimaki Pond and Round Lake Beach before reaching Lake Idlewild at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 405 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88541, -93.52848
Nearest town Carver Beach, MN
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Round Lake–Lake Idlewild, 4 lakes

15.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Out & Back · Edenbrook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 44.88541, -93.52848

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 65°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miPass Round Lake Beach.
  11. 250 ftPass Round Lake.
  12. 50 ftPass Kivimaki Pond.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftPass Round Lake Beach.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 150 ftPass Lake Idlewild.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  39. 150 ftReach Round Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  41. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  45. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  47. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  50. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  52. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  53. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  56. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  57. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  58. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  59. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  60. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  61. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  62. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  63. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  64. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  65. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  66. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  67. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  68. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  69. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  70. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  71. 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/round-lake-lake-idlewild-out-back-8-lakes

Trail surface

86% paved4% dirt3% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 65°F48°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity62%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 67°47°
Thu 59°55° 61%
Fri 69°57°
Sat 64°61° 71%
Sun 68°60° 20%
Mon 75°58° 29%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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