Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Gilfillan Lake
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Gilfillan Lake is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Cardigan Junction, MN. The route reaches Gilfillan Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 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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Gilfillan Lake
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 893–943 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.06439, -93.10952
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Cr F stop 39 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Gilfillan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cr F stop 39 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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