Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Sucker Lake
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Sucker Lake is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Shoreview, MN. The route reaches Sucker Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 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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Sucker Lake
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 892–932 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.09187, -93.12856
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Lorinda Dr stop 608 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Sucker Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sucker Lake Road, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Sucker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lorinda Dr stop 608 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Lily Pond 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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