Target Northern Campus Lake
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Target Northern Campus Lake is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Target Northern Campus Lake at the turnaround, 1 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.
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Target Northern Campus Lake
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 870–879 ft
Out & Back · Oak Grove Park
Trailhead: 45.14180, -93.37052
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Target Northern Campus Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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