AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Quarry Lake

10.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Quarry Lake is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. The route reaches Quarry Lake at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 846 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78213, -93.50367
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Quarry Lake

10.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 738–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78213, -93.50367

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 170 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Lake Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miPass Quarry Lake.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftReach Quarry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading N.
  40. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quarry-lake-out-back-18-km-2fbe

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 170 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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