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Spring Lake Regional Park

Spring Lake–Mystic Lake, 3 lakes

15 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Spring Lake–Mystic Lake, 3 lakes is a 15-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Regional Park near Grainwood, MN. The route passes Mystic Lake and Arctic Lake before reaching Spring Lake at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 579 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,050 ft15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.75764, -93.46119
Nearest town Grainwood, MN
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Spring Lake–Mystic Lake, 3 lakes

15 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 818–1,049 ft

Out & Back · Spring Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.75764, -93.46119

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Mystic Lake.
  6. 1.9 miTurn left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miPass Arctic Lake.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Howard Lake Road, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spring Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Howard Lake Road, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.8 miTurn left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mystic-lake-jeffers-pond-out-back-7-lakes

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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