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Lake Susan Preserve

Lake Susan Preserve Beach & Round Lake Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Lake Susan Preserve Beach & Round Lake Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Susan Preserve near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Lake Susan Preserve Beach and Round Lake Beach. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85576, -93.54372
Nearest town Chanhassen, MN
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Lake Susan Preserve Beach & Round Lake Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Out & Back · Lake Susan Preserve

Trailhead: 44.85576, -93.54372

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Susan Preserve Beach.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 1.6 miPass Round Lake Beach.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 1.6 miSharp right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
  18. 1.2 miReach Lake Susan Preserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 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-preserve-beach-round-lake-beach-out-back-24-km-1e7b

Trail surface

82% paved16% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F48°
Feels like47°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 64°48°
Thu 63°57° 50%
Fri 69°58° 23%
Sat 64°60° 54%
Sun 72°59° 23%
Mon 77°59° 26%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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