Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 5 min
East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Vadnais Heights, MN. The route passes East Vadnais Lake before reaching West Vadnais Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 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
3.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 884–943 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.06503, -93.08531
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sucker Lake Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass West Vadnais Lake.
- 200 ftReach East Vadnais Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sucker Lake Road 2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Sucker Lake Road 2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Sucker Lake 5 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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