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Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Hazeltine, MN. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85979, -93.57760
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

12.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 44.85979, -93.57760

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 450 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  34. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 500 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-19-km-acf7

Trail surface

81% paved18% gravel1% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 63°F48°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 66°48°
Thu 60°55° 51%
Fri 68°57° 23%
Sat 64°59° 54%
Sun 72°59° 23%
Mon 76°59° 26%

Good to know

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

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