Sakatah Lake State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,056 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail 44.21663, -93.55950
Nearest town Waterville, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Sakatah Lake.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Big Woods Loop, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Oak Tree Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wahpekute Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miReach Sakatah Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Oak Tree Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Woods Loop, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading SW.
  12. 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.

Trail surface

59% dirt41% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:08 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead