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Carver Park Reserve

Dragon Fly Pond–Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches

13.7 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Dragon Fly Pond–Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach and Dragon Fly Pond. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.89418, -93.66973
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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Dragon Fly Pond–Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches

13.7 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.89418, -93.66973

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miPass Dragon Fly Pond.
  13. 2.3 miTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miReach Dragon Fly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading NE.
  17. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading NW.
  19. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dragon-fly-pond-lake-minnetonka-regional-park-beach-out-back-4-sights-23-km-4286

Trail surface

72% paved20% dirt8% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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