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Clay Hole–Lake Grace, 5 lakes

15.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Clay Hole–Lake Grace, 5 lakes is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Victoria, MN. The route passes Lake Grace, East Chaska Creek, East Chaska Creek and 4 more before reaching Clayhole Beach at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 1,037 ft17.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85858, -93.64668
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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Clay Hole–Lake Grace, 5 lakes

15.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Elevation 725–1,035 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.85858, -93.64668

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftPass Lake Grace.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 1 miPass East Chaska Creek.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miPass East Chaska Creek.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.8 miPass Clay Hole.
  26. 50 ftPass Clayhole Beach.
  27. 0.1 miPass West Chaska Creek.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miPass Clay Hole.
  32. 50 ftPass Clayhole Beach.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miReach Clay Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  43. 1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Place West, heading NE.
  44. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 0.1 miSharp left onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
  46. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  48. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  49. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  50. 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  51. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  53. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  54. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  55. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  56. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  57. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  58. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  59. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  60. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  61. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  62. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  63. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  64. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-grace-east-chaska-creek-out-back-10-lakes

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 67°54° 48%
Fri 68°59°
Sat 62°57° 61%
Sun 66°57° 24%
Mon 69°56° 25%
Tue 61°51° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 0 min before dark.

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