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Oak Grove Park

Teal Lake & Target Northern Campus Lake via Rush Creek Regional Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Teal Lake & Target Northern Campus Lake via Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near Osseo, MN. The route passes Teal Lake before reaching Target Northern Campus Lake at the turnaround, 5 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.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 925 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12353, -93.45009
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Teal Lake & Target Northern Campus Lake via Rush Creek Regional Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 870–927 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.12353, -93.45009

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miPass Teal Lake.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miPass Target Northern Campus Lake.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miReach Teal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  24. 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  39. 0.5 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/teal-lake-target-northern-campus-lake-out-back-3-lakes-16-km

Trail surface

72% paved24% dirt1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F44°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity67%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 67°46°
Thu 64°52° 62%
Fri 69°57°
Sat 66°60° 69%
Sun 67°60° 23%
Mon 74°57° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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