Rush Lake & Long Lake Park Beach
2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min
Rush Lake & Long Lake Park Beach is a 2-mile out-and-back in Long Lake Park near New Brighton, MN. The route passes Rush Lake and Long Lake Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rush Lake & Long Lake Park Beach
2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min
Elevation 875–913 ft
Out & Back · Long Lake Park
Trailhead: 45.07894, -93.18802
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Old Hwy 8 stop 475 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rush Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Long Lake Park Beach.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Rush Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Old Hwy 8 stop 475 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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