Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail
5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Falcon Heights, MN. The route reaches Walsh Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail
5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 934–990 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.00604, -93.17806
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Cr B stop 88 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Northeast Connector Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miReach Walsh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 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 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cr B stop 88 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail 5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Langton Lake via Northeast Connector Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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