Tamarack Lake & Bluestem Trail Paved Loop via Dragonfly Loop
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Tamarack Lake & Bluestem Trail Paved Loop via Dragonfly Loop is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tamarack Nature Center near Bald Eagle, MN. The route reaches Tamarack Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tamarack Lake & Bluestem Trail Paved Loop via Dragonfly Loop
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 916–949 ft
Out & Back · Tamarack Nature Center
Trailhead: 45.10498, -93.03374
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 54° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Birch Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Chickadee Trail Loop, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Paved Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bluestem Trail Paved Loop, heading W.
- 500 ftPass Tamarack Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Turtle Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Acorn Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Dragonfly Loop, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Tamarack Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Acorn Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Turtle Pass Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bluestem Trail Paved Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Paved Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Grass Walking & Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Chickadee Trail Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Birch Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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