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Lake Minnetonka Regional Park

Baker-Carver Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min

Baker-Carver Regional Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Minnetonka Regional Park near Mound, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,034 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.90258, -93.68840
Nearest town Mound, MN
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Baker-Carver Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min

Elevation 959–1,035 ft

Out & Back · Lake Minnetonka Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.90258, -93.68840

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 200 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/baker-carver-regional-trail-out-back-4-km-6a83

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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