AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Minnetonka & Dakota Rail Regional Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Lake Minnetonka & Dakota Rail Regional Trail is a 3.7-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 mi929 – 961 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dakota Rail Regional Trail 44.93618, -93.62457
Nearest town Spring Park, MN
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Lake Minnetonka & Dakota Rail Regional Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 929–961 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dakota Rail Regional Trail · 44.93618, -93.62457

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Bayview Place stop 152 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dakota Rail Regional Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Minnetonka.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miReach Lake Minnetonka, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miArrive 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-5-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Bayview Place stop 152 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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