Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 3 lakes
15.9 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 3 lakes is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Cleary Lake Regional Park near Antlers Park, MN. The route passes Lake Marion before reaching Cleary Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 3 lakes
15.9 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 936–1,051 ft
Out & Back · Cleary Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.65348, -93.26715
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Marion.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lake Marion Greenway, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading W.
- 3.3 miPass Cleary Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Lake Marion, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 4.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lake Marion Greenway, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Marion 0.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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