Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
McCoy Lake
8.1 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 2 hr 55 min
McCoy Lake is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area near Shakopee, MN. The route reaches McCoy Lake at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 445 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McCoy Lake
8.1 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Out & Back · Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
Trailhead: 44.81865, -93.51423
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach McCoy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 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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Weather
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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