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Rice Marsh Lake Park Preserve

Lake Riley–Rice Marsh Lake, 3 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Lake Riley–Rice Marsh Lake, 3 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Rice Marsh Lake Park Preserve near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Rice Marsh Lake, Lake Riley and Riley Lake Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85553, -93.53535
Nearest town Chanhassen, MN
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Lake Riley–Rice Marsh Lake, 3 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Out & Back · Rice Marsh Lake Park Preserve

Trailhead: 44.85553, -93.53535

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miPass Rice Marsh Lake.
  6. 0.9 miPass Lake Riley.
  7. 0.3 miPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftReach Lake Riley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 2.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 200 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-riley-rice-marsh-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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