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Sunfish Lake & Walking and biking path via Central Anoka County Regional Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Sunfish Lake & Walking and biking path via Central Anoka County Regional Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Anoka, MN. The route passes Sunfish Lake before reaching Sunfish Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 889 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22519, -93.39856
Nearest town Anoka, MN
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Sunfish Lake & Walking and biking path via Central Anoka County Regional Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 857–890 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.22519, -93.39856

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftPass Sunfish Lake.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Walking and biking path, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftReach Sunfish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 450 ftTurn left onto Central Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunfish-lake-sunfish-lake-out-back-3-lakes-9-km-6be5

Trail surface

94% paved1% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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