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.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 945 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.06439, -93.10952
Nearest town Cardigan Junction, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach Gilfillan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cr F stop 39 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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