Halstead's Bay–Dragon Fly Pond, 3 lakes
14.2 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Halstead's Bay–Dragon Fly Pond, 3 lakes is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Dragon Fly Pond before reaching Halstead's Bay at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Halstead's Bay–Dragon Fly Pond, 3 lakes
14.2 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.85098, -93.63596
Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 61°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miPass Dragon Fly Pond.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Halstead's Bay.
- 0.2 miReach Halstead's Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, 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: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead
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