Lower Prior Lake–Jeffers Pond, 4 lakes
5.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Lower Prior Lake–Jeffers Pond, 4 lakes is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Grainwood, MN. The route passes Jeffers Pond, Jeffers Pond, Jeffers Wildlife Pond and Sand Point Beach before reaching Lower Prior Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Prior Lake–Jeffers Pond, 4 lakes
5.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 844–972 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.73534, -93.43984
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Jeffers Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Jeffers Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Jeffers Wildlife Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Sand Point Beach.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Lower Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jeffers Pond–Jeffers Wildlife Pond, 3 lakes 15.3 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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