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Carver Park Reserve

McKnight Lake–Lake Jonathan, 3 lakes

10.7 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 3 hr 43 min

McKnight Lake–Lake Jonathan, 3 lakes is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Lake Jonathan before reaching McKnight Lake at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 301 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 44.86039, -93.66116
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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McKnight Lake–Lake Jonathan, 3 lakes

10.7 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail · 44.86039, -93.66116

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto Tom Thumb Loop, heading E.
  12. 250 ftPass Lake Jonathan.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 500 ftPass McKnight Lake.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miReach McKnight Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.8 miArrive 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/mcknight-lake-lake-jonathan-out-back-4-sights-17-km

Trail surface

82% paved17% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F48°
Feels like44°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 63°48°
Thu 60°56° 53%
Fri 68°57° 24%
Sat 64°59° 54%
Sun 72°58° 22%
Mon 76°58° 27%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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