Welch Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Welch Lake is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Flying Cloud Fields near Eden Prairie, MN. The route reaches Welch Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83533, -93.47134
Nearest town Eden Prairie, MN
Directions
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Welch Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Out & Back · Flying Cloud Fields
Trailhead: 44.83533, -93.47134
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Welch Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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