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Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Lily Pond

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Lily Pond is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Shoreview, MN. The route reaches Lily Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 929 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09187, -93.12856
Nearest town Shoreview, MN
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Lily Pond

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 893–930 ft

Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.09187, -93.12856

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Lorinda Dr stop 608 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 2.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miPass Lily Pond.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 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/lily-pond-lily-pond-out-back-10-km-d53e

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lorinda Dr stop 608 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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