Carver Park Reserve

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,037 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84340, -93.64108
Nearest town Victoria, MN

Directions

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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 948–1,035 ft

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.84340, -93.64108

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  22. 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 surface

86% paved14% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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