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Lakefront Park

Lower Prior Lake–Lakefront Lake, 3 lakes

1.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 26 min

Lower Prior Lake–Lakefront Lake, 3 lakes is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Lakefront Park near Prior Lake, MN. The route passes Lakefront Lake and Watzl's Point Beach before reaching Lower Prior Lake at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.71515, -93.42536
Nearest town Prior Lake, MN
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Lower Prior Lake–Lakefront Lake, 3 lakes

1.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 26 min

Out & Back · Lakefront Park

Trailhead: 44.71515, -93.42536

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lakefront Lake.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Watzl's Point Beach.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 300 ftReach Lower Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 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/lower-prior-lake-lakefront-lake-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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