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Lake Minnewashta Regional Park

Lake Minnewashta–Lake Ann Beach, 4 beaches

15.9 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Lake Minnewashta–Lake Ann Beach, 4 beaches is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Minnewashta Regional Park near Shorewood, MN. The route passes Lake Minnewashta, Lake Ann Beach and Round Lake Beach. It climbs 351 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 1,043 ft17.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88147, -93.58765
Nearest town Shorewood, MN
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Lake Minnewashta–Lake Ann Beach, 4 beaches

15.9 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 860–1,045 ft

Out & Back · Lake Minnewashta Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.88147, -93.58765

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Woodlands Loop, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Lake Minnewashta.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 1.8 miPass Lake Ann Beach.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 1.6 miPass Round Lake Beach.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miReach Lake Minnewashta, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 2.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miSharp right onto Woodlands Loop, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-minnewashta-round-lake-out-back-7-beaches

Trail surface

89% paved6% gravel4% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Shorewood, Minnesota