Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Sucker Lake
5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Sucker Lake is a 5-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Vadnais Heights, MN. The route reaches Sucker Lake. It is mostly level, with 57 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
5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 885–943 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.06503, -93.08531
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sucker Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sucker Lake Nordic Ski Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sucker Lake Side Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Sucker Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sucker Lake Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- East Vadnais Lake & West Vadnais Lake via Sucker Lake Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Sucker Lake Road 2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Sucker Lake Road 2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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