Spring Lake & Unity Wellness Path
4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Spring Lake & Unity Wellness Path is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Spring Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 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 & Unity Wellness Path
4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 850–913 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10928, -93.27645
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Pearson Way stop 33 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unity Wellness Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pearson Way stop 33 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 11.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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