Sunfish Lake
10.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Sunfish Lake is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Sunfish Lake at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunfish Lake
10.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 883–967 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12426, -93.19549
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 284 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Sunfish Lake.
- 0.2 miReach Sunfish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 284 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek–Rice Creek Parkway, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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