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Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Shorewood, MN. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.86896, -93.57952
Nearest town Shorewood, MN
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 44.86896, -93.57952

Weather Sep 22: Clear, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Galpin Blvd stop 463 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  43. 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-19-km-c851

Trail surface

82% paved17% gravel1% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 63°F47°
Feels like45°Precip2%Wind6 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 64°48°
Thu 58°54° 51%
Fri 66°53° 23%
Sat 65°58° 54%
Sun 68°59° 23%
Mon 73°57° 26%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Galpin Blvd stop 463 m from the trailhead

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