Carver Park Reserve

Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 6 lakes

9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr

Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 6 lakes is a 9-mile out-and-back in Carver Park Reserve near Victoria, MN. The route passes Dragon Fly Pond, Crosby Lake and Sunny Lake before reaching Maple Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 44.85892, -93.66883
Nearest town Victoria, MN

Directions

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Sunny Lake–Crosby Lake, 6 lakes

9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr

Out & Back · Carver Park Reserve

Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail · 44.85892, -93.66883

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

  1. Start on Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.2 miPass Dragon Fly Pond.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miPass Crosby Lake.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Maple Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftPass Maple Viewpoint.
  14. 100 ftReach Sunny Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baker-Carver Regional Trail, heading SW.
  22. 2.5 miTurn right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

59% paved26% dirt15% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:16 PM

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