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Hamel Legion Park

Weaver Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach

15.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Weaver Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Hamel Legion Park near Hamel, MN. The route passes Weaver Lake Park Beach and Weaver Lake Park Beach before reaching Weaver Lake at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 1,043 ft16.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04229, -93.52522
Nearest town Hamel, MN
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Weaver Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach

15.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 910–1,042 ft

Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park

Trailhead: 45.04229, -93.52522

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 1.1 miPass Weaver Lake Park Beach.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 150 ftPass Weaver Lake Park Beach.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miReach Weaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  42. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  46. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  47. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  51. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  52. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  53. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  56. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  58. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  59. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  60. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  61. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  62. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  63. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  64. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  65. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/weaver-lake-weaver-lake-park-beach-out-back-3-beaches

Trail surface

96% paved1% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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