Cleary Lake–Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Cleary Lake–Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cleary Lake Regional Park near Prior Lake, MN. The route passes Cleary Lake before reaching Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cleary Lake–Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Out & Back · Cleary Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: Big Woods Regional Trail · 44.70505, -93.40646
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cleary Lake, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miPass Cleary Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cleary Lake, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach.
- 100 ftBear left onto Park Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cleary Lake, heading SW.
- 2.4 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Big Woods Regional Trail Trailhead
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- Cleary Lake–Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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