Galpin Lake–College Lake, 5 lakes
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Galpin Lake–College Lake, 5 lakes is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Excelsior, MN. The route passes Galpin Lake, Mud Lake, Mitten Pond and College Lake before reaching Crescent Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Galpin Lake–College Lake, 5 lakes
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.89869, -93.56591
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: George St stop 326 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Galpin Lake.
- 50 ftPass Mud Lake.
- 50 ftPass Mitten Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass College Lake.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miPass Crescent Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Galpin Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: George St stop 326 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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