AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mud Lake via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Mud Lake via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Eureka, MN. The route reaches Mud Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 974 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.89881, -93.61226
Nearest town Eureka, MN
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Mud Lake via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 935–974 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.89881, -93.61226

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.3 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mitten-pond-mud-lake-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

89% gravel9% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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