Minnesota trails · Old Pines Loop Trail
A 4.5-mile out-and-back in Minnesota, with 288 ft of climbing. Reaches Moiyaka Lake and other lake destinations.
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 1.5 and mile 3.0. It gives back about 294 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:21 a.m. and sets at 7:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:20 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 27 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.0-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:58 a.m. — 9 h 50 min before sunset.