Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 930–1,001 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.97066, -93.44742
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Shady Oak Pond via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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