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Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area

Rice Lake–Lake Riley Loop, 3 lakes

9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Rice Lake–Lake Riley Loop, 3 lakes is a 9-mile loop in Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area near Eden Prairie, MN. The route passes Rice Lake, Riley Lake Park Beach and Lake Riley. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82157, -93.46177
Nearest town Eden Prairie, MN
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Rice Lake–Lake Riley Loop, 3 lakes

9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Loop · Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area

Trailhead: 44.82157, -93.46177

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftPass Rice Lake.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  13. 2 miPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
  14. 50 ftPass Lake Riley.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/rice-lake-loop

Trail surface

74% paved22% gravel2% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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