Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Cardigan Junction, MN. The route passes East Vadnais Lake before reaching West Vadnais Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 884–904 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.06486, -93.09787
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: SuzAnne Av stop 732 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Sucker Lake Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftPass West Vadnais Lake.
- 350 ftReach East Vadnais Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SuzAnne Av stop 732 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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