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Lake Susan Preserve

Lake Susan & Lake Susan Preserve Beach

4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Lake Susan & Lake Susan Preserve Beach is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Susan Preserve near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Lake Susan and Lake Susan Preserve Beach. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83513, -93.53765
Nearest town Chanhassen, MN
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Lake Susan & Lake Susan Preserve Beach

4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Out & Back · Lake Susan Preserve

Trailhead: 44.83513, -93.53765

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 65°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miPass Lake Susan.
  10. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miPass Lake Susan Preserve Beach.
  13. 0.4 miReach Lake Susan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 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-susan-lake-susan-preserve-beach-out-back-3-beaches-7-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 65°F48°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 66°46°
Thu 63°52° 61%
Fri 70°57°
Sat 65°60° 72%
Sun 68°60° 18%
Mon 74°57° 29%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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