Upper Prior Lake & Mystic Lake via Big Woods Regional Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Upper Prior Lake & Mystic Lake via Big Woods Regional Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. The route passes Mystic Lake before reaching Upper Prior Lake at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78317, -93.52004
Nearest town Shakopee, MN

Directions

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Upper Prior Lake & Mystic Lake via Big Woods Regional Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78317, -93.52004

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 181 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miPass Mystic Lake.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 1.9 miTurn left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
  20. 1.2 miReach Upper Prior Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F56°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 58°50°
Tue 66°45°
Wed 69°48°
Thu 67°57° 27%
Fri 65°55°
Sat 66°57° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vierling Court stop 181 m from the trailhead

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