Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Lily Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 43 min
Lily Pond is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Cardigan Junction, MN. The route reaches Lily Pond. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lily Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 43 min
Elevation 893–928 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.06210, -93.10614
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: SuzAnne Av stop 16 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Lily Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SuzAnne Av stop 16 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gilfillan Lake–Sucker Lake, 4 lakes 10.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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