Lake Idlewild–Lake Ann Beach, 3 beaches
14.8 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Lake Idlewild–Lake Ann Beach, 3 beaches is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Carver Beach, MN. The route passes Lake Ann Beach and Round Lake Beach before reaching Lake Idlewild at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Lake Idlewild–Lake Ann Beach, 3 beaches
14.8 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.86226, -93.56090
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Audubon Rd stop 286 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Ann Beach.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miPass Round Lake Beach.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Idlewild.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Lake Idlewild, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
Weather
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Audubon Rd stop 286 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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