Crescent Beach via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min
Crescent Beach via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Freeman Park near Eureka, MN. The route reaches Crescent Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crescent Beach via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min
Elevation 947–986 ft
Out & Back · Freeman Park
Trailhead: 44.89244, -93.60672
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Crescent Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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