Welch Lake
6.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Welch Lake is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Staring Lake Park near Eden Prairie, MN. The route reaches Welch Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Welch Lake
6.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 845–907 ft
Out & Back · Staring Lake Park
Trailhead: 44.82917, -93.44879
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Welch Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Eden Lake 4.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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