Whitaker Pond via Mark Sather Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Whitaker Pond via Mark Sather Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near White Bear Lake, MN. The route reaches Whitaker Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. 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 via Mark Sather Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 928–943 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.09199, -93.00088
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Stewart Av stop 690 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mark Sather Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Whitaker Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Stewart Av stop 690 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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