Lake Riley–Lake Susan Preserve Beach, 4 beaches
10.6 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Lake Riley–Lake Susan Preserve Beach, 4 beaches is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Susan Preserve near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Riley Lake Park Beach, Lake Riley and Lake Susan Preserve Beach. It climbs 303 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Riley–Lake Susan Preserve Beach, 4 beaches
10.6 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Out & Back · Lake Susan Preserve
Trailhead: 44.83778, -93.50832
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Southwest Village Park and Ride stop 613 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Riley.
- 2.9 miPass Lake Susan Preserve Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Audubon Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Lake Riley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Audubon Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southwest Village Park and Ride stop 613 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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