Oak Grove Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 879 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14180, -93.37052
Nearest town West Coon Rapids, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach Target Northern Campus Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 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

95% paved3% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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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