AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carver Park Reserve

Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 6 lakes

15.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 6 lakes is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Hazeltine, MN. The route passes Dragon Fly Pond, Crosby Lake and Sunny Lake before reaching Maple Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84880, -93.58198
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN
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Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 6 lakes

15.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.84880, -93.58198

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 66°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Lyman Blvd stop 64 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading N.
  12. 2.1 miPass Dragon Fly Pond.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftPass Crosby Lake.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Maple Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miPass Maple Viewpoint.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 350 ftReach Sunny Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading NE.
  31. 2.5 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 2 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 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/sunny-lake-crosby-lake-out-back-5-lakes-22-km-d2ea

Trail surface

86% paved12% dirt1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F47°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity82%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 63°53° 32%
Fri 69°55° 19%
Sat 65°56° 67%
Sun 68°57° 15%
Mon 72°55° 43%
Tue 63°47° 63%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lyman Blvd stop 64 m from the trailhead

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