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Carver Park Reserve

McKnight Lake–Lake Jonathan, 6 lakes

14.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 5 hr 5 min

McKnight Lake–Lake Jonathan, 6 lakes is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Crosby Lake, Dragon Fly Pond and McKnight Lake before reaching Lake Jonathan at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88219, -93.68272
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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McKnight Lake–Lake Jonathan, 6 lakes

14.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.88219, -93.68272

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Hundertmark Rd stop 566 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Crosby Lake.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miPass Dragon Fly Pond.
  8. 2.2 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Skull Loop, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miPass McKnight Lake.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miPass Lake Jonathan.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miReach McKnight Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  37. 300 ftTurn right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading N.
  38. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 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-6-lakes

Trail surface

70% paved22% gravel8% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F48°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 64°49°
Thu 60°56° 53%
Fri 68°57° 24%
Sat 64°59° 54%
Sun 73°58° 22%
Mon 76°58° 27%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hundertmark Rd stop 566 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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