Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Staring Lake Park near Eden Prairie, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 850–907 ft
Out & Back · Staring Lake Park
Trailhead: 44.83455, -93.46296
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 (~3 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint 7.3 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Welch Lake 4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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