Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area near Shakopee, MN. It climbs 392 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.81865, -93.51423
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
Directions
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Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 3 hr 38 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.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.8 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.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% paved22% gravel2% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Lake–East Chaska Creek, 4 lakes 10.4 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 392 ft
- Minnesota River–Rice Lake, 7 lakes 14.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Staring Lake 8.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- McCoy Lake 8.1 mi · ▲ 445 ft
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