Riley Lake Park Beach
4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Riley Lake Park Beach is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Eden Prairie, MN. The route reaches Riley Lake Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Riley Lake Park Beach
4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 830–910 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.82616, -93.47462
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Riley Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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