SW Anderson Lake & Eden Lake
4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 26 min
SW Anderson Lake & Eden Lake is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Anderson Lakes near Bloomington Ferry, MN. The route passes SW Anderson Lake before reaching Eden Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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SW Anderson Lake & Eden Lake
4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 816–889 ft
Out & Back · Anderson Lakes
Trailhead: 44.83320, -93.39315
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Veness-Ensign stop 154 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftPass SW Anderson Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Eden Lake.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach SW Anderson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Veness-Ensign stop 154 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- SW Anderson Lake–Hames Way Pond, 3 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Staring Lake–SW Anderson Lake, 3 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 709 ft
- Rice Lake–Staring Lake, 3 lakes 15.5 mi · ▲ 632 ft
- Neill Lake 4.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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