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Gale Woods Farm

Whaletail Lake

1.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 23 min

Whaletail Lake is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Gale Woods Farm near Minnetrista, MN. The route reaches Whaletail Lake at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.92758, -93.70529
Nearest town Minnetrista, MN
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Whaletail Lake

1.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 23 min

Out & Back · Gale Woods Farm

Trailhead: 44.92758, -93.70529

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 63°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miReach Whaletail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whaletail-lake-out-back-2-km

Trail surface

89% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F54°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:18 PM
Mon 57°50°
Tue 65°46°
Wed 68°45°
Thu 66°55° 35%
Fri 64°53°
Sat 66°56° 31%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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