Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach via Baker-Carver Regional Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach via Baker-Carver Regional Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Minnetonka Regional Park near Minnetrista, MN. The route reaches Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach via Baker-Carver Regional Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 950–1,059 ft
Out & Back · Lake Minnetonka Regional Park
Trailhead: Baker-Carver Regional Trail · 44.90707, -93.70187
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Baker-Carver Regional Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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