Watermark Lake Loop
9.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Watermark Lake Loop is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Hugo, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi899 – 935 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.17828, -93.00748
Nearest town Hugo, MN
Directions
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Watermark Lake Loop
9.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 900–935 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.17828, -93.00748
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Watermark Lake Loop, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach Watermark Lake Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
99% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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