Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
Rice Lake–Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint, 3 beaches
15.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Rice Lake–Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint, 3 beaches is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area near Carver Beach, MN. The route passes Lake Susan Preserve Beach and Rice Lake before reaching Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rice Lake–Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint, 3 beaches
15.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Out & Back · Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
Trailhead: 44.86226, -93.56090
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Audubon Rd stop 286 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Susan Preserve Beach.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miPass Rice Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Rice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Audubon Rd stop 286 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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