AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wachter Lake & Geronime Pond

12.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Wachter Lake & Geronime Pond is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Rich Valley, MN. The route passes Wachter Lake before reaching Geronime Pond at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 988 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.74469, -93.08258
Nearest town Rich Valley, MN
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Wachter Lake & Geronime Pond

12.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 923–987 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.74469, -93.08258

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 3.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miPass Wachter Lake.
  12. 0.3 miPass Geronime Pond.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftReach Wachter Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 3.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wachter-lake-geronime-pond-out-back-3-lakes-20-km-48cd

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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