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Lake Minnetonka & Dakota Rail Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Lake Minnetonka & Dakota Rail Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Spring Park, MN. The route reaches Lake Minnetonka. 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.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 968 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.93631, -93.63421
Nearest town Spring Park, MN
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Lake Minnetonka & Dakota Rail Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 934–969 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.93631, -93.63421

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Black Lake Rd stop 134 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Minnetonka.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Dakota Rail Regional Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftReach Lake Minnetonka, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-minnetonka-dakota-rail-regional-trail-out-back-3-sights-6-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Black Lake Rd stop 134 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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