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Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Gilfillan Lake & Sucker Lake via Sucker Lake Nordic Ski Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Gilfillan Lake & Sucker Lake via Sucker Lake Nordic Ski Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Vadnais Heights, MN. The route passes Gilfillan Lake before reaching Sucker Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 968 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.07228, -93.05615
Nearest town Vadnais Heights, MN
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Gilfillan Lake & Sucker Lake via Sucker Lake Nordic Ski Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 914–970 ft

Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.07228, -93.05615

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miPass Gilfillan Lake.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sucker Lake Nordic Ski Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftPass Sucker Lake.
  7. 50 ftReach Gilfillan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gilfillan-lake-sucker-lake-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Vadnais Heights, Minnesota