Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 4 hr 13 min
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area near Shakopee, MN. It climbs 566 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82536, -93.51550
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
Directions
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Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 4 hr 13 min
Out & Back · Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
Trailhead: 44.82536, -93.51550
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 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
77% paved19% gravel4% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 11 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 11 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Riley Lake Park Beach 8.8 mi · ▲ 496 ft
- Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint 2.2 mi · ▲ 304 ft
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