Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
Riley Lake Park Beach
8.8 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Riley Lake Park Beach is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area near Shakopee, MN. The route reaches Riley Lake Park Beach at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 496 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82310, -93.51525
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
Directions
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Riley Lake Park Beach
8.8 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Out & Back · Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
Trailhead: 44.82310, -93.51525
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Riley Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, 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.
Trail surface
81% paved12% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
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