Deans Lake–Mystic Lake, 3 lakes

12.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Deans Lake–Mystic Lake, 3 lakes is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Grainwood, MN. The route passes Mystic Lake and Deans Lake before reaching Quarry Lake at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 335 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.72874, -93.45674
Nearest town Grainwood, MN

Directions

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Deans Lake–Mystic Lake, 3 lakes

12.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.72874, -93.45674

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miPass Mystic Lake.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftPass Deans Lake.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Deans Lake Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Quarry Lake Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miPass Quarry Lake.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 100 ftReach Deans Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.6 miSharp right onto Deans Lake Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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