Wells Lake & Mill Towns State Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Wells Lake & Mill Towns State Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Faribault, MN. The route reaches Wells Lake at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,073 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.29132, -93.31248
Nearest town Faribault, MN

Directions

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Wells Lake & Mill Towns State Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 964–1,071 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.29132, -93.31248

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sakatah Singing Hills Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Sakatah Singing Hill Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.3 miReach Wells Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Sakatah Singing Hill Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sakatah Singing Hills Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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