Upper Prior Lake–Crystal Lake, 3 lakes
9.2 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Upper Prior Lake–Crystal Lake, 3 lakes is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Regional Park near Spring Lake, MN. The route passes Arctic Lake, Arctic Lake and Upper Prior Lake before reaching Crystal Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Prior Lake–Crystal Lake, 3 lakes
9.2 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Out & Back · Spring Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.71614, -93.47382
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Spring Lake Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Arctic Lake.
- 0.3 miPass Arctic Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Upper Prior Lake.
- 1.8 miPass Crystal Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Upper Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spring Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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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Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Deans Lake–Mystic Lake, 3 lakes 15.3 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Mystic Lake–Arctic Lake, 3 lakes 12.8 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Spring Lake Regional Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Spring Lake 1.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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