Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 3 lakes
13.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 3 lakes is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Cleary Lake Regional Park near Prior Lake, MN. The route passes Cleary Lake before reaching Lake Marion at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Big Woods Regional Trail 44.70505, -93.40646
Nearest town Prior Lake, MN
Directions
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Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 3 lakes
13.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Out & Back · Cleary Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: Big Woods Regional Trail · 44.70505, -93.40646
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cleary Lake, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miPass Cleary Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 4.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Marion, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 4.7 miTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% paved17% grass
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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