Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Snail Lake–Grass Lake, 6 lakes
13.4 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Snail Lake–Grass Lake, 6 lakes is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Lake Shore Park, MN. The route passes Goose Lake, Birch Lake, Gilfillan Lake and 2 more before reaching Snail Lake at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snail Lake–Grass Lake, 6 lakes
13.4 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 880–970 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.07348, -93.01400
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Lake (Old White Bear) stop 235 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Goose Lake.
- 300 ftBear right onto Mark Sather Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miPass Birch Lake.
- 2.1 miPass Gilfillan Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Grass Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach.
- 100 ftPass Snail Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Snail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 3.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lake (Old White Bear) stop 235 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Goose Lake–Birch Lake, 4 lakes 10.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Goose Lake & Birch Lake via Mark Sather Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Otter Lake–Goose Lake, 8 lakes 11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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