Kreatz Lake & Snyder Lake
6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Kreatz Lake & Snyder Lake is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Hamel, MN. The route passes Snyder Lake before reaching Kreatz Lake at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kreatz Lake & Snyder Lake
6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 983–1,026 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.04046, -93.52368
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miPass Snyder Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftReach Kreatz Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.6 miArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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