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Carver Park Reserve

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Shorewood, MN. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,047 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88845, -93.58150
Nearest town Shorewood, MN
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 945–1,046 ft

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.88845, -93.58150

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Donahue Drive, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 500 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 0.7 miTurn left onto Donahue Drive, heading NE.
  40. 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-lake-minnewashta-regional-park-beach-out-back-4-beaches-25-km

Trail surface

85% paved14% gravel1% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 68°53° 46%
Fri 69°59°
Sat 61°57° 59%
Sun 67°58° 25%
Mon 68°56° 26%
Tue 61°51° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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