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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Groveland, MN. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,007 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.96983, -93.46956
Nearest town Groveland, MN
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 930–1,008 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.96983, -93.46956

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Carlson Pkwy stop 11 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.5 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 2.3 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-lrt-regional-trail-out-back-13-km-60a0

Trail surface

64% paved36% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Carlson Pkwy stop 11 m from the trailhead

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