Upper Prior Lake & Howard Lake Road via Spring Lake Regional Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Upper Prior Lake & Howard Lake Road via Spring Lake Regional Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Regional Park near Spring Lake, MN. The route reaches Upper Prior Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Prior Lake & Howard Lake Road via Spring Lake Regional Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 918–992 ft
Out & Back · Spring Lake Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.71096, -93.47988
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spring Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Howard Lake Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Upper Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Spring Lake Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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