Spring Lake Regional Park

Arctic Lake & Spring Lake Regional Trail via Big Woods Regional Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Arctic Lake & Spring Lake Regional Trail via Big Woods Regional Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Regional Park near Spring Lake, MN. The route reaches Arctic Lake. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Woods Regional Trail 44.72519, -93.46630
Nearest town Spring Lake, MN

Directions

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Arctic Lake & Spring Lake Regional Trail via Big Woods Regional Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Out & Back · Spring Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: Big Woods Regional Trail · 44.72519, -93.46630

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miPass Arctic Lake.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spring Lake Regional Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 1.6 miReach Arctic Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
  19. 1.2 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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