Locke Lake via Unity Wellness Path
9.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Locke Lake via Unity Wellness Path is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Locke Lake at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Locke Lake via Unity Wellness Path
9.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 813–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10183, -93.20456
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Long Lake Rd stop 383 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Locke Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Locke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Long Lake Rd stop 383 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 13.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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