Minnesota trails · Park Trail
Park Trail
A 12.2-mile network in Minnesota, with 190 ft of climbing. Reaches Grass Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Minnesota DNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 527 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Grass Lake (lake)
- Bass Lake (lake)
- Cow Lake (lake)
- Kepple Lake (lake)
Getting there
Park Trail access. About 57 min drive (37 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Detroit Lakes. 46.49984, -95.95965 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:39 a.m. and sets at 6:39 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.2-mile route takes roughly 4 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:16 p.m. — 6 h 23 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Park Trail — 3.3 mi loop, 100 ft gain
- Ridge Trail + Woodland Trail + Park Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 211 ft gain
- Fort Road Trail + Park Trail + Fort Trail — 0.9 mi loop, 97 ft gain