Lake Minnetonka–Schutz Lake, 6 lakes
14.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Lake Minnetonka–Schutz Lake, 6 lakes is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Schutz Lake, Tamarack Lake, Lake Virginia and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Minnetonka–Schutz Lake, 6 lakes
14.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve
Trailhead: 44.85581, -93.65907
Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Schutz Lake.
- 0.1 miPass Tamarack Lake.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Virginia.
- 3.6 miPass Mud Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Galpin Lake.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Minnetonka.
- 0.6 miReach Lake Minnetonka, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 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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Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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