Taft Park
Taft Lake & Legion Lake via Lake Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Taft Lake & Legion Lake via Lake Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Taft Park near Richfield, MN. The route passes Legion Lake before reaching Taft Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Taft Lake & Legion Lake via Lake Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 819–858 ft
Out & Back · Taft Park
Trailhead: 44.86392, -93.27191
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: 4 Av S stop 83 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miPass Legion Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Lake Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Taft Lake.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Taft Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 4 Av S stop 83 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Legion Lake & Taft Lake via Lake Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Richfield Lake–Milner Pond, 4 lakes 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wood Lake & Milner Pond via Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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