Runner's Pond–Luetmer Memorial Pond, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Runner's Pond–Luetmer Memorial Pond, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back near Stubbs Bay, MN. The route passes Runner's Pond before reaching Luetmer Memorial Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Luce Line State Trail 44.97653, -93.61542
Nearest town Stubbs Bay, MN
Directions
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Runner's Pond–Luetmer Memorial Pond, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Out & Back
Trailhead: Luce Line State Trail · 44.97653, -93.61542
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lake Independence Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftPass Luetmer Memorial Pond.
- 100 ftReach Runner's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Luce Line State Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% paved34% dirt12% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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