Mystic Lake & Jeffers Wildlife Pond
3.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Mystic Lake & Jeffers Wildlife Pond is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Grainwood, MN. The route passes Jeffers Wildlife Pond before reaching Mystic Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mystic Lake & Jeffers Wildlife Pond
3.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 876–977 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.74442, -93.44307
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: P&R Arrive stop 777 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Jeffers Wildlife Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Mystic Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: P&R Arrive stop 777 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Deans Lake–Quarry Lake, 3 lakes 10.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Lower Prior Lake–Jeffers Wildlife Pond, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Hass Lake & Jeffers Wildlife Pond 2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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