Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 5 hr
Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Eagle Lake, MN. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi850 – 1,024 ft15.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.16698, -93.89272
Nearest town Eagle Lake, MN
Directions
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Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 851–1,024 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.16698, -93.89272
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
85% paved15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Tanager Path 10.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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