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Round Lake Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Round Lake Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Shorewood, MN. The route reaches Round Lake Beach. 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.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 1,034 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88845, -93.58150
Nearest town Shorewood, MN
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Round Lake Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 860–1,033 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.88845, -93.58150

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Donahue Drive, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 1.6 miPass Round Lake Beach.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miReach Round Lake Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left onto Donahue Drive, heading W.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/round-lake-beach-out-back-24-km-7d5c

Trail surface

91% paved7% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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