Target Northern Campus Lake

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Target Northern Campus Lake is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near West Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Target Northern Campus Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 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.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 879 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13375, -93.35816
Nearest town West Coon Rapids, MN

Directions

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Target Northern Campus Lake

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 871–878 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13375, -93.35816

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach Target Northern Campus Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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