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Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Turtle Lake

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Turtle Lake is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Shoreview, MN. The route reaches Turtle Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 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.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 929 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.08058, -93.12287
Nearest town Shoreview, MN
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Turtle Lake

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 909–930 ft

Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.08058, -93.12287

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

Transit-accessible: Village Center Rd stop 375 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miReach Turtle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 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/turtle-lake-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Village Center Rd stop 375 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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