Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail
5 mi · ▲ 27 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 27 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 · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 934–990 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Northeast Connector Trail · 45.00721, -93.17678
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Cr B stop 30 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 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.
- 2.5 miArrive 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 6:01 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 30 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Northeast Connector Trail Trailhead
- Walsh Lake via Northeast Connector Trail 5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Northeast Connector Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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