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Shady Oak Pond–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Shady Oak Pond–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 3 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Deephaven, MN. The route reaches Shady Oak Pond at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 44.92405, -93.52591
Nearest town Deephaven, MN
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Shady Oak Pond–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail · 44.92405, -93.52591

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  3. 3 miBear right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miReach Shady Oak Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
  16. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
  17. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shady-oak-pond-out-back

Trail surface

86% gravel13% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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