AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spring Lake

2.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 53 min

Spring Lake is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Prior Lake, MN. The route reaches Spring Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 981 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.70768, -93.43042
Nearest town Prior Lake, MN
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Spring Lake

2.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 53 min

Elevation 933–981 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.70768, -93.43042

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 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/spring-lake-out-back-4-km-0bb4

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Prior Lake, Minnesota