Wells Lake via Mill Towns State Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Wells Lake via Mill Towns State Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Faribault, MN. The route reaches Wells Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wells Lake via Mill Towns State Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 964–1,071 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.29981, -93.29080
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Wells Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 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 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cannon Lake & Cannon River via Sakatah Singing Hill Trail 15 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Batchelder Trail via Mill Towns State Trail 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Mill Towns State Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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