Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Sucker Lake Loop

3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Sucker Lake Loop is a 3.5-mile loop in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Cardigan Junction, MN. The route reaches Sucker Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 932 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.08006, -93.11678
Nearest town Cardigan Junction, MN

Directions

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Sucker Lake Loop

3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 887–932 ft

Loop · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.08006, -93.11678

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Cr 96 stop 46 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miPass Sucker Lake.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sucker Lake Road, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cr 96 stop 46 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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