Minneapolis: Eagle Point Lake
This 3.5-mile circuit explores a lakeside community of marshlands, meadows, and spotted forests rich in wildlife and intimate picnic spots.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.6
Waypoints
ELP001
Location: 44.9757652282715, -92.9047241210938
Hop on Trail 19, climbing a short hill
ELP004
Location: 44.9733428955078, -92.9148178100586
Veer NW to an old shelter
ELP005
Location: 44.9771881103516, -92.9151458740234
Tree stands act as natural walls in old farm fields, cutting the bitter W winds
ELP010
Location: 44.9783210754394, -92.9059829711914
Keep along lake then Head ESE to close loop at trailhead
ELP009
Location: 44.9807662963867, -92.9088745117188
Keep straight, staying with the treeline
ELP006
Location: 44.9823760986328, -92.9188690185547
Stay straight
ELP002
Location: 44.9717636108398, -92.9069442749024
Keep R, then wrap around the S bay of Eagle Point Lake
ELP003
Location: 44.9712257385254, -92.9105529785156
Trek into oak moorlands
Side trip: Head N into swampy cape to watch birds
ELP007
Location: 44.9857063293457, -92.9189987182617
Trail skirts marshy area mixed with oak and cattails; good views of the lake
ELP008
Location: 44.9819221496582, -92.9154586791992
Turn R and head briefly to shoreline; compared to other lakes nearby, Eagle Point is a shallow canteen and doesn’t support many fish