Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area
Lone Rock Loop & Wetland Loop
7.2 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Lone Rock Loop & Wetland Loop is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area near Empire, MN. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lone Rock Loop & Wetland Loop
7.2 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 865–979 ft
Out & Back · Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Wetland Loop · 44.68148, -93.03549
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wetland Loop, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Lone Rock Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach Wetland Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wetland Loop, heading S.
- 1.7 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 3.3 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wetland Loop Trailhead
- Empire Lake–Farm Loop, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Wetland Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 34 ft
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