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Rice Marsh Lake Park Preserve

Lake Susan–Rice Marsh Lake, 3 lakes

15.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Lake Susan–Rice Marsh Lake, 3 lakes is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Rice Marsh Lake Park Preserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Lake Susan Preserve Beach, Lake Susan Preserve Beach and Lake Susan before reaching Rice Marsh Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84903, -93.64464
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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Lake Susan–Rice Marsh Lake, 3 lakes

15.2 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Out & Back · Rice Marsh Lake Park Preserve

Trailhead: 44.84903, -93.64464

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading E.
  15. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miPass Lake Susan Preserve Beach.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftPass Lake Susan Preserve Beach.
  26. 50 ftPass Lake Susan.
  27. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  36. 0.5 miPass Rice Marsh Lake.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 100 ftReach Lake Susan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  43. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  44. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  45. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  47. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  49. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  52. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  54. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  55. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  56. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  57. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  59. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  60. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  61. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  62. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  63. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  64. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  65. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading W.
  66. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  67. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  68. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  69. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  70. 0.1 miArrive 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-susan-out-back-1c00

Trail surface

87% paved8% gravel1% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 62°F48°
Feels like46°Precip2%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity82%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 63°48°
Thu 58°53° 52%
Fri 65°53° 24%
Sat 66°58° 54%
Sun 68°58° 22%
Mon 73°57° 27%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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