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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, 3 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, 3 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,011 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.96618, -93.43303
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, 3 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 885–1,011 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.96618, -93.43303

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading SW.
  10. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miReach Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.8 miBear right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 1.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  23. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 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-lake-minnetonka-lrt-regional-trai-out-back-4-sights-22-km

Trail surface

56% gravel41% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 85 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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