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Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Oak Viewpoint–Lake Susan Preserve Beach, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Oak Viewpoint–Lake Susan Preserve Beach, 4 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Lake Susan Preserve Beach before reaching Oak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 301 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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Oak Viewpoint–Lake Susan Preserve Beach, 4 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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 right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  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. 100 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 NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Oak Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 500 ftTurn 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. 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Maintenance Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  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. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  47. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  48. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  49. 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/oak-viewpoint-lake-susan-preserve-beach-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

77% paved7% dirt6% gravel5% grass2% boardwalk3% 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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