Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve

Lake Mary

5.8 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Lake Mary is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve near Maple Lake, MN. The route reaches Lake Mary at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 361 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,093 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.26632, -93.98281
Nearest town Maple Lake, MN

Directions

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Lake Mary

5.8 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 998–1,094 ft

Out & Back · Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.26632, -93.98281

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 2.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miReach Lake Mary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 2.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 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 surface

98% other2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead