Cleary Lake & Big Woods Regional Trail
16 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Cleary Lake & Big Woods Regional Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Cleary Lake Regional Park near Lakeville, MN. The route reaches Cleary Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 382 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cleary Lake & Big Woods Regional Trail
16 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Elevation 936–1,082 ft
Out & Back · Cleary Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.65643, -93.24322
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading W.
- 3.3 miTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Cleary Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 4.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 3.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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