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Lake Susan Preserve

NE Pond–SE Pond, 5 lakes

9.9 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 3 hr 27 min

NE Pond–SE Pond, 5 lakes is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Susan Preserve near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Lake Susan Preserve Beach, SE Pond and NE Pond before reaching West Pond at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84163, -93.52997
Nearest town Chanhassen, MN
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NE Pond–SE Pond, 5 lakes

9.9 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Out & Back · Lake Susan Preserve

Trailhead: 44.84163, -93.52997

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Southwest Village Park and Ride stop 613 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 2.2 miPass Lake Susan Preserve Beach.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Audubon Road, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftPass SE Pond.
  19. 50 ftPass NE Pond.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right onto SE Entry, heading S.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Loop, heading S.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tailgate to Heaven, heading S.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Loop, heading S.
  26. 350 ftTurn left onto Woods, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Green Loop, heading SE.
  28. 100 ftPass West Pond.
  29. 450 ftBear right onto Take it Easy, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfpipe, heading S.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Take it Easy, heading S.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfpipe, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Bowl, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear left onto Ridges, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Loop, heading S.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridges, heading S.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Loop, heading S.
  39. 500 ftReach NE Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridges, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Loop, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridges, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftBear right onto Bowl, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftBear left onto Halfpipe, heading SE.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Take it Easy, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfpipe, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftBear left onto Take it Easy, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftBear left onto Green Loop, heading NW.
  49. 0.1 miBear left onto Woods, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn right onto Green Loop, heading S.
  51. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tailgate to Heaven, heading SW.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Loop, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto SE Entry, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  55. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  57. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  59. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  60. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  62. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  63. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading NE.
  64. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Audubon Road, heading NE.
  65. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading NE.
  66. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  67. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  68. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  69. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  70. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  71. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  72. 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  73. 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/ne-pond-ne-pond-out-back-7-lakes-18-km-4a1b

Trail surface

88% paved8% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southwest Village Park and Ride stop 613 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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