Lake Virginia via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Lake Virginia via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Freeman Park near Eureka, MN. The route reaches Lake Virginia at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Virginia via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 952–986 ft
Out & Back · Freeman Park
Trailhead: 44.89244, -93.60672
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Lake Virginia, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Schutz Lake–Lake Virginia, 5 lakes 14.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Crescent Beach via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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