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Cleary Lake Regional Park

Cleary Lake & Big Woods Regional Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Cleary Lake & Big Woods Regional Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Cleary Lake Regional Park near Argonne, MN. The route reaches Cleary Lake. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,073 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.68227, -93.27970
Nearest town Argonne, MN
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Cleary Lake & Big Woods Regional Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 936–1,073 ft

Out & Back · Cleary Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.68227, -93.27970

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.3 miPass Cleary Lake.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.9 miReach Cleary Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.9 miTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SE.
  10. 5.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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/cleary-lake-big-woods-regional-trail-out-back-4-sights-23-km

Trail surface

84% paved16% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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