AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Markley Lake

2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 56 min

Markley Lake is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Prior Lake, MN. The route reaches Markley Lake. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 971 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.71724, -93.39894
Nearest town Prior Lake, MN
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Markley Lake

2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 56 min

Elevation 894–972 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.71724, -93.39894

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Markley Lake.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Markley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/markley-lake-markley-lake-out-back-4-km-4e0a

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Prior Lake, Minnesota