AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carver Park Reserve

Crosby Lake–Baker-Carver Regional Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Crosby Lake–Baker-Carver Regional Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Minnetrista, MN. The route reaches Crosby Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,060 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.90238, -93.69550
Nearest town Minnetrista, MN
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Crosby Lake–Baker-Carver Regional Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 957–1,059 ft

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.90238, -93.69550

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach Crosby Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 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-life-in-a-cattail-marsh-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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