Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Chaska Lake & West Chaska Creek via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Chaska Lake & West Chaska Creek via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Carver, MN. The route passes West Chaska Creek before reaching Chaska Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chaska Lake & West Chaska Creek via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail · 44.76617, -93.62347
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miPass West Chaska Creek.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Chaska Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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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Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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