AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carver Park Reserve

Skull Loop

9.8 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Skull Loop is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 44.86039, -93.66116
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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Skull Loop

9.8 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail · 44.86039, -93.66116

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Pioneer Trail stop 735 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Skull Loop, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach Skull Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.8 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-15-km-322a

Trail surface

73% paved25% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Pioneer Trail stop 735 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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