Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Victoria, MN. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

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

Directions

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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

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

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Coulter Blv stop 57 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. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 500 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading S.
  31. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  40. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

80% paved18% gravel1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F48°
Feels like44°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 63°48°
Thu 60°56° 53%
Fri 68°57° 24%
Sat 64°59° 54%
Sun 72°58° 22%
Mon 76°58° 27%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coulter Blv stop 57 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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