Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Oak Viewpoint–Lake Ann Beach, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Oak Viewpoint–Lake Ann Beach, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Carver Beach, MN. The route passes Lake Ann Beach before reaching Oak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88541, -93.52848
Nearest town Carver Beach, MN

Directions

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Oak Viewpoint–Lake Ann Beach, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Trailhead: 44.88541, -93.52848

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 65°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miPass Lake Ann Beach.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maintenance Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Oak Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftReach Oak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Maintenance Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading E.
  41. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  44. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  47. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  48. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  49. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

80% paved6% dirt5% gravel4% grass1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 65°F48°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity62%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 67°47°
Thu 59°55° 61%
Fri 69°57°
Sat 64°61° 71%
Sun 68°60° 20%
Mon 75°58° 29%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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