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Chanhassen Nature Preserve

8 & Lake Ann Beach via Washing Machine

13.8 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 4 hr 45 min

8 & Lake Ann Beach via Washing Machine is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Lake Ann Beach before reaching 8 at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 286 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84912, -93.65306
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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8 & Lake Ann Beach via Washing Machine

13.8 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 44.84912, -93.65306

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 551 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 500 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading E.
  17. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miPass Lake Ann Beach.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  30. 150 ftReach 8, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  38. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  45. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  46. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  48. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  50. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading W.
  51. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  52. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  53. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  54. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  55. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  56. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  57. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/1-4-out-back-7-viewpoints

Trail surface

86% paved9% gravel3% grass1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 551 m from the trailhead

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