Cleary Lake Regional Park

Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach & Ironwood Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach & Ironwood Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cleary Lake Regional Park near Credit River, MN. The route reaches Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 978 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.67947, -93.39590
Nearest town Credit River, MN

Directions

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Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach & Ironwood Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Elevation 943–979 ft

Out & Back · Cleary Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.67947, -93.39590

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ironwood Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Lakeside Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lakeside Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ironwood Trail, heading SE.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

67% dirt16% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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