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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,001 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.97017, -93.44990
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 930–1,001 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.97017, -93.44990

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

Transit-accessible: Essex Rd stop 111 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-minnetonka-lrt-regional-trail-out-back-13-km-8710

Trail surface

62% paved36% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Essex Rd stop 111 m from the trailhead

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