Parley Lake & Raptor Ridge
7.6 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Parley Lake & Raptor Ridge is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Saint Bonifacius, MN. The route reaches Parley Lake. It climbs 294 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88633, -93.72453
Nearest town Saint Bonifacius, MN
Directions
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Parley Lake & Raptor Ridge
7.6 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.88633, -93.72453
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Parley Lake.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 2.7 miReach Parley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 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
85% dirt12% grass3% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 62°F48°
Feels like46°Precip2%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity80%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed
63°49°
Thu
57°53°
55%
Fri
66°53°
25%
Sat
66°58°
54%
Sun
69°59°
22%
Mon
73°57°
27%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake 2 & Carver Park Reserve Viewpoint 2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Parley Lake–Lake 2, 3 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Lunsten Lake–Lake 2, 3 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Raptor Ridge 8.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Raptor Ridge 2.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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