Dragon Fly Pond & Baker-Carver Regional Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Dragon Fly Pond & Baker-Carver Regional Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Minnetrista, MN. The route reaches Dragon Fly Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dragon Fly Pond & Baker-Carver Regional Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 958–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.89465, -93.69596
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Dragon Fly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Crosby Lake–Life in a Cattail Marsh, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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