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Arctic Lake via Big Woods Regional Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Arctic Lake via Big Woods Regional Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Spring Lake, MN. The route reaches Arctic Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Woods Regional Trail 44.72519, -93.46630
Nearest town Spring Lake, MN
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Arctic Lake via Big Woods Regional Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: Big Woods Regional Trail · 44.72519, -93.46630

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miReach Arctic Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/arctic-lake-arctic-lake-out-back-7-km-27c3

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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