AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lions Lake

12.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Lions Lake is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Eagle Lake, MN. The route reaches Lions Lake at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.16380, -93.87978
Nearest town Eagle Lake, MN
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Lions Lake

12.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.16380, -93.87978

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miReach Lions Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tanager-path-out-back-18-km-b94c

Trail surface

62% paved38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F58°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity81%
Rained 1″ 2 days ago (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:19 PM
Mon 57°52° 38%
Tue 59°48°
Wed 68°46°
Thu 65°56° 33%
Fri 59°56°
Sat 69°58° 31%

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