AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lower Prior Lake & Sand Point Beach

14.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Lower Prior Lake & Sand Point Beach is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. The route passes Sand Point Beach before reaching Lower Prior Lake at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.79449, -93.50966
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Lower Prior Lake & Sand Point Beach

14.9 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.79449, -93.50966

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Eagle Creek Blvd stop 155 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miPass Sand Point Beach.
  13. 0.1 miReach Lower Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 1 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-sand-point-beach-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F48°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 67°46°
Thu 64°52° 58%
Fri 70°58°
Sat 65°60° 70%
Sun 69°61° 17%
Mon 75°58° 29%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eagle Creek Blvd stop 155 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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