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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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