Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach
3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park near Shoreview, MN. The route reaches Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach
3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 878–930 ft
Out & Back · Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.09195, -93.12582
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Laura Lane stop 611 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Laura Lane stop 611 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Snail Lake & Vadnais - Snail Lakes Regional Park Beach 4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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