Tanager Path

10.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Tanager Path is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Eagle Lake, MN. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi974 – 1,024 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.16698, -93.89272
Nearest town Eagle Lake, MN

Directions

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Tanager Path

10.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 976–1,024 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.16698, -93.89272

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 2.2 miTurn right, 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 surface

66% paved34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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