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Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Lake Minnewashta–Hazeltine Lake, 4 lakes

10.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Lake Minnewashta–Hazeltine Lake, 4 lakes is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Hazeltine, MN. The route passes West Pond, Hazeltine Lake and Lake Minnewashta. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82235, -93.57518
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN
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Lake Minnewashta–Hazeltine Lake, 4 lakes

10.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 44.82235, -93.57518

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass West Pond.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miPass Hazeltine Lake.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miPass Lake Minnewashta.
  14. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodlands Loop, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miReach Lake Minnewashta, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  27. 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-minnewashta-hazeltine-lake-out-back-5-lakes-via-woodlands-loop

Trail surface

83% paved11% gravel5% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 63°F48°
Feels like44°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 64°48°
Thu 60°56° 50%
Fri 68°57° 23%
Sat 64°59° 54%
Sun 72°59° 22%
Mon 76°59° 26%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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