Spring Lake–Upper Prior Lake, 4 lakes
15.7 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Spring Lake–Upper Prior Lake, 4 lakes is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Grainwood, MN. The route passes Mystic Lake and Upper Prior Lake before reaching Spring Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spring Lake–Upper Prior Lake, 4 lakes
15.7 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 844–1,049 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.74586, -93.42935
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Mystic Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Upper Prior Lake.
- 2.5 miReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Big Woods Regional Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Hass Lake & Jeffers Wildlife Pond 3.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Sand Point Beach Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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