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Loon Island, Lakeside, Bluebird, Smith Lake and Hawthorn Trail route map
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Lake Shetek State Park/Minnesota

Loon Island, Lakeside, Bluebird, Smith Lake and Hawthorn Trail

Currie, Minnesota

7.7 mi

Distance

823 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 42m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Loon Island, Lakeside, Bluebird, Smith Lake and Hawthorn Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:451 ft
Max:474 ft
Gain:251 ft
Loss:251 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 451 ft and 474 ft across 7.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.451 ft459 ft466 ft474 ft0.0 mi1.9 mi3.8 mi5.7 mi7.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi470 ft
High point7.5 mi474 ft
End7.7 mi470 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
The Lakes, MN · in or next to town
County:
Murray County, MN
Jurisdiction:
Lake Shetek State Park · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(507) 763-3256
  • Address:163 State Park Road, Currie, MN 56123 · MN
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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