Lower Prior Lake & Sand Point Beach

15.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Lower Prior Lake & Sand Point Beach is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. The route passes Sand Point Beach before reaching Lower Prior Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78317, -93.52004
Nearest town Shakopee, MN

Directions

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Lower Prior Lake & Sand Point Beach

15.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78317, -93.52004

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 181 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.7 miPass Sand Point Beach.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 150 ftReach Lower Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  44. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F56°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 58°50°
Tue 66°45°
Wed 69°48°
Thu 67°57° 27%
Fri 65°55°
Sat 66°57° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 181 m from the trailhead

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