AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carver Park Reserve

Crosby Lake–Life in a Cattail Marsh, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Crosby Lake–Life in a Cattail Marsh, 5 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Hazeltine, MN. The route passes Dragon Fly Pond and Crosby Lake before reaching Life in a Cattail Marsh at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.86143, -93.57682
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN
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Crosby Lake–Life in a Cattail Marsh, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.86143, -93.57682

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Coulter Blv stop 226 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading N.
  20. 2.1 miPass Dragon Fly Pond.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading N.
  22. 300 ftPass Crosby Lake.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Acorn Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftPass Life in a Cattail Marsh.
  28. 0.1 miReach Crosby Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading NE.
  33. 2.5 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  41. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 450 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  48. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  49. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  50. 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/crosby-lake-dragon-fly-pond-out-back-4-sights-25-km-815e

Trail surface

82% paved11% gravel7% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 63°F48°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 66°48°
Thu 60°55° 51%
Fri 68°57° 23%
Sat 64°59° 54%
Sun 72°59° 23%
Mon 76°59° 26%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coulter Blv stop 226 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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