Hidden Ponds & Riley Lake Park Beach

8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Hidden Ponds & Riley Lake Park Beach is an 8-mile out-and-back near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Riley Lake Park Beach before reaching Hidden Ponds at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83228, -93.51061
Nearest town Chanhassen, MN

Directions

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Hidden Ponds & Riley Lake Park Beach

8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.83228, -93.51061

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miReach Hidden Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% paved15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F47°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 67°46°
Thu 63°51° 58%
Fri 70°57°
Sat 65°60° 70%
Sun 68°60° 18%
Mon 75°57° 29%

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