Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 5 lakes
4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 5 lakes is a 4-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Saint Bonifacius, MN. The route passes Crosby Lake, Dragon Fly Pond and Sunny Lake before reaching Maple Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 5 lakes
4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.89112, -93.70668
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 63°F / low 54° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Crosby Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Maple Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Dragon Fly Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Maple Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Sunny Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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