Target Northern Campus Lake
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Target Northern Campus Lake is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Target Northern Campus Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Target Northern Campus Lake
3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 867–883 ft
Out & Back · Oak Grove Park
Trailhead: 45.15144, -93.36560
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Target Northern Campus Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn 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 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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