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
- Start on Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Arctic Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spring Lake Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach Arctic Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
- 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
More from Big Woods Regional Trail Trailhead
- Big Woods Regional Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Spring Lake Regional Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Spring Lake & Spring Lake Regional Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Arctic Lake via Big Woods Regional Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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