Mystic Lake & Twin Ponds
11.7 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Mystic Lake & Twin Ponds is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Glendale, MN. The route passes Twin Ponds before reaching Mystic Lake at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 439 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mystic Lake & Twin Ponds
11.7 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 844–1,015 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.74630, -93.36029
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Vernon Av stop 714 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Twin Ponds.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 4.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Mystic Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 4.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Vernon Av stop 714 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Twin Ponds & Jeffers Wildlife Pond 8.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Hass Lake–Twin Ponds, 3 lakes 10.4 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Jeffers Pond–Twin Ponds, 3 lakes 10.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Sunset Pond & Lake Marion Greenway 7.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Lower Prior Lake–Twin Ponds, 3 lakes 5.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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