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Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Snail Lake–Island Lake, 3 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Snail Lake–Island Lake, 3 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Arden Hills, MN. The route passes Island Lake, Island Lake and Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach before reaching Snail Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 978 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04798, -93.13332
Nearest town Arden Hills, MN
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Snail Lake–Island Lake, 3 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 884–979 ft

Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.04798, -93.13332

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Victoria St stop 236 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miPass Island Lake.
  3. 0.2 miPass Island Lake.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miPass Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftReach Snail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/snail-lake-island-lake-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Victoria St stop 236 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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