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Crane Lake–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 4 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Crane Lake–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 4 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Oak Knoll, MN. The route reaches Crane Lake. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,011 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.97029, -93.42225
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN
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Crane Lake–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 4 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Elevation 885–1,011 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.97029, -93.42225

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Cr 73 P&R South stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Crane Lake.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
  13. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miReach Crane Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  19. 1.8 miBear right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 1.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.5 miArrive 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/crane-lake-lake-minnetonka-lrt-regional-trai-out-back-4-sights-21-km

Trail surface

49% gravel48% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cr 73 P&R South stop 85 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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