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Shady Oak Pond via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Shady Oak Pond via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Oak Knoll, MN. The route reaches Shady Oak Pond at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,001 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.97066, -93.44742
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN
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Shady Oak Pond via Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 930–1,001 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.97066, -93.44742

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 1.9 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miReach Shady Oak Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 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-shady-oak-pond-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

62% paved36% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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