Upper Prior Lake & Arctic Lake via Howard Lake Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Upper Prior Lake & Arctic Lake via Howard Lake Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Regional Park near Spring Lake, MN. The route passes Arctic Lake before reaching Upper Prior Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.72120, -93.46228
Nearest town Spring Lake, MN
Directions
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Upper Prior Lake & Arctic Lake via Howard Lake Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Out & Back · Spring Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.72120, -93.46228
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Arctic Lake.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Howard Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Upper Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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 surface
83% paved17% grass
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM
More from this trailhead
- Arctic Lake & Spring Lake Regional Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Arctic Lake & Howard Lake Road Loop via Spring Lake Regional Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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