Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 27 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 Cardigan Junction, MN. The route passes East Vadnais Lake before reaching West Vadnais Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 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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East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 884–928 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.06332, -93.10723
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Rice St (Gramsie) stop 17 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miPass West Vadnais Lake.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sucker Lake Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach East Vadnais Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rice St (Gramsie) stop 17 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gilfillan Lake–Sucker Lake, 4 lakes 10.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Gilfillan Lake 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lily Pond 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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