AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Weaver Lake Park Beach & Elm Creek Forest Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Weaver Lake Park Beach & Elm Creek Forest Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Corcoran, MN. The route reaches Weaver Lake Park Beach. 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.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 958 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13109, -93.52199
Nearest town Corcoran, MN
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Weaver Lake Park Beach & Elm Creek Forest Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 897–956 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13109, -93.52199

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 1 miPass Weaver Lake Park Beach.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  16. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Elm Creek Forest Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miReach Weaver Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.5 miArrive 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/weaver-lake-park-beach-out-back

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 63°F45°
Feels like45°Precip1%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity87%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 64°46°
Thu 58°54° 50%
Fri 68°53° 20%
Sat 64°58° 54%
Sun 69°59° 21%
Mon 73°57° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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