AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Varner Lake

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Varner Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Buffalo, MN. The route reaches Varner Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,017 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20153, -93.87976
Nearest town Buffalo, MN
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Varner Lake

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 972–1,016 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.20153, -93.87976

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftReach Varner Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 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/varner-lake-varner-lake-out-back-3-lakes-4-km-31fc

Trail surface

68% gravel32% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:48 PM.

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