Wells Lake & Batchelder Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Wells Lake & Batchelder Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Faribault, MN. The route reaches Wells Lake. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wells Lake & Batchelder Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 979–1,071 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.29816, -93.30298
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Wells Lake.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Batchelder Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Wells Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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