Bass Lake Preserve
Wolfe Lake–Cedar Lake South Beach, 5 beaches
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Wolfe Lake–Cedar Lake South Beach, 5 beaches is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Bass Lake Preserve near Calhoun Beach, MN. The route passes Cedar Lake South Beach, Bde Maka Ska North Beach and Wolfe Lake. 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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Wolfe Lake–Cedar Lake South Beach, 5 beaches
3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 871–890 ft
Out & Back · Bass Lake Preserve
Trailhead: 44.94974, -93.32061
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Market Plaza stop 141 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cedar Lake South Beach.
- 50 ftPass Bde Maka Ska North Beach.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Midtown Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto George Haun Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftPass Wolfe Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Wolfe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Midtown Greenway, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Market Plaza stop 141 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cedar Lake South Beach–South Oak Lake, 5 beaches 4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Glen Lake–Minnehaha Creek, 7 lakes 14.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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