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Lake of the Isles Park

Lake of the Isles–Minnehaha Creek, 8 lakes

9.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Lake of the Isles–Minnehaha Creek, 8 lakes is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Lake of the Isles Park near Edina, MN. The route passes Minnehaha Creek, South Oak Lake, Cedar Lake South Beach and 3 more before reaching Kenilworth Channel at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 945 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.91628, -93.38581
Nearest town Edina, MN
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Lake of the Isles–Minnehaha Creek, 8 lakes

9.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 858–944 ft

Out & Back · Lake of the Isles Park

Trailhead: 44.91628, -93.38581

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miPass Minnehaha Creek.
  9. 0.2 miPass South Oak Lake.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 2.3 miPass Cedar Lake South Beach.
  15. 150 ftPass Bde Maka Ska North Beach.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Midtown Greenway, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Midtown Corridor, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Dean Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftPass Kenilworth Channel.
  22. 0.3 miPass Kenilworth Channel.
  23. 0.1 miReach Lake of the Isles, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left onto Dean Parkway Walking Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Midtown Corridor, heading E.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Midtown Greenway, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  30. 2.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  31. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 0.3 miArrive 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-of-the-isles-minnehaha-creek-out-back-12-lakes-15-km

Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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