Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
13 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Jonathan, MN. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
13 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 916–1,035 ft
Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.81209, -93.62359
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 244 ft
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