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

11.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, 3 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,001 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.97066, -93.44742
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, 3 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 885–1,001 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.97066, -93.44742

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

Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miReach Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.8 miBear right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 150 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-lrt-regional-trai-lake-minnetonka-lrt-regional-trail-out-back-3-sights-19-km-4c04

Trail surface

53% paved47% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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