Minnehaha Creek & Westling Pond via North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Minnehaha Creek & Westling Pond via North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Minnetonka Mills, MN. The route passes Minnehaha Creek and Westling Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minnehaha Creek & Westling Pond via North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 900–930 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail · 44.93556, -93.39476
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Van Buren Way stop 205 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Minnehaha Creek.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Westling Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Minnehaha Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 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
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Van Buren Way stop 205 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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