Wassermann Lake
13.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Wassermann Lake is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Victoria, MN. The route reaches Wassermann Lake at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wassermann Lake
13.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 946–1,035 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.85858, -93.64668
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Wassermann Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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