Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach via Baker-Carver Regional Trail
5 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach via Baker-Carver Regional Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Minnetonka Regional Park near Mound, MN. The route reaches Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach via Baker-Carver Regional Trail
5 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 958–1,035 ft
Out & Back · Lake Minnetonka Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.90169, -93.69298
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 7 min before dark.
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