Whitaker Pond & Mark Sather Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Whitaker Pond & Mark Sather Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Lake Shore Park, MN. The route reaches Whitaker Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Whitaker Pond & Mark Sather Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 928–943 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.07857, -93.02623
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Karen Place stop 744 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Whitaker Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mark Sather Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Whitaker Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Karen Place stop 744 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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