Carver Park Reserve

Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 7 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 7 lakes is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach, Crosby Lake, Dragon Fly Pond and Sunny Lake before reaching Maple Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.89418, -93.66973
Nearest town Victoria, MN

Directions

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Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 7 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: 44.89418, -93.66973

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Beach.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miPass Crosby Lake.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Maple Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miPass Dragon Fly Pond.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftPass Maple Viewpoint.
  21. 250 ftReach Sunny Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading N.
  29. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  33. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  35. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

55% paved45% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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