Lower Prior Lake–Twin Ponds, 3 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Lower Prior Lake–Twin Ponds, 3 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Glendale, MN. The route passes Twin Ponds and Sand Point Beach before reaching Lower Prior Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 219 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–Twin Ponds, 3 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 881–1,015 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.74630, -93.36029
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Vernon Av stop 714 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Twin Ponds.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Sand Point Beach.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Lower Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Vernon Av stop 714 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Twin Ponds & Jeffers Wildlife Pond 8.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Mystic Lake & Twin Ponds 11.7 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Hass Lake–Twin Ponds, 3 lakes 10.4 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Jeffers Pond–Twin Ponds, 3 lakes 10.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Sunset Pond & Lake Marion Greenway 7.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
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