Spring Lake
7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Spring Lake is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Spring Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spring Lake
7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 875–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.09535, -93.20228
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Woodcrest Dr stop 502 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Spring Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Woodcrest Dr stop 502 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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