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Hidden Ponds & Riley Lake Park Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Hidden Ponds & Riley Lake Park Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Riley Lake Park Beach before reaching Hidden Ponds at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83472, -93.50609
Nearest town Chanhassen, MN
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Hidden Ponds & Riley Lake Park Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.83472, -93.50609

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miReach Hidden Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hidden-ponds-hidden-ponds-out-back-3-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

77% paved14% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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