Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Staring Lake Park near Eden Prairie, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 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
6.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 850–907 ft
Out & Back · Staring Lake Park
Trailhead: 44.83365, -93.46153
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 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.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- 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 6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint 7.3 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Welch Lake 4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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