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Big Willow Park

Lake Minnetonka–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 4 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Lake Minnetonka–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Big Willow Park near Excelsior, MN. The route reaches Lake Minnetonka. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 44.90280, -93.55977
Nearest town Excelsior, MN
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Lake Minnetonka–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 4 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Out & Back · Big Willow Park

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail · 44.90280, -93.55977

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Minnetonka Blvd stop 28 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Minnetonka.
  3. 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 3 miBear right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miReach Lake Minnetonka, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
  18. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  19. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 2.2 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-lake-minnetonka-lrt-regional-trai-out-back-4-sights-26-km

Trail surface

76% gravel23% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Minnetonka Blvd stop 28 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Excelsior, Minnesota