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Cleary Lake Regional Park

Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 4 lakes

16.1 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 4 lakes is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Cleary Lake Regional Park near Antlers Park, MN. The route passes Lake Marion and Cleary Lake before reaching Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 409 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,083 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.65680, -93.26319
Nearest town Antlers Park, MN
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Lake Marion–Cleary Lake, 4 lakes

16.1 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 936–1,082 ft

Out & Back · Cleary Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.65680, -93.26319

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Marion.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading W.
  11. 3.3 miPass Cleary Lake.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Cleary Lake, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miPass Cleary Lake Regional Park Beach.
  14. 450 ftBear left onto Park Road, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading W.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftReach Lake Marion, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cleary Lake, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Park Road, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftBear right onto Cleary Lake, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading NE.
  25. 4.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 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-26-km-5759

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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