Sakatah Lake–Big Woods Loop, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Sakatah Lake–Big Woods Loop, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Sakatah Lake State Park near Waterville, MN. The route reaches Sakatah Lake. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sakatah Lake–Big Woods Loop, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,004–1,056 ft
Out & Back · Sakatah Lake State Park
Trailhead: Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail · 44.21663, -93.55950
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Sakatah Lake.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Big Woods Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Oak Tree Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wahpekute Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Sakatah Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Oak Tree Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Woods Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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