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Cleary Lake Regional Park

Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 4 lakes

14.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 4 lakes is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Cleary Lake Regional Park near Prior Lake, MN. The route passes Cleary Lake, Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach, Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach and Lake Marion. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.69252, -93.40236
Nearest town Prior Lake, MN
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Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 4 lakes

14.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Out & Back · Cleary Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.69252, -93.40236

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

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  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Cleary Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miPass Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Poplar Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftPass Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Cleary Lake, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading NE.
  14. 4.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miPass Lake Marion.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miReach Lake Marion, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 4.7 miTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miBear left onto Park Road, heading W.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Poplar Creek Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cleary Lake, heading SE.
  28. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 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-marion-cleary-lake-out-back-5-beaches

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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