Trex Deck–Lake Ann Beach, 4 sights
14 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Trex Deck–Lake Ann Beach, 4 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Carver Beach, MN. The route passes Lake Ann Beach before reaching Trex Deck at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88541, -93.52848
Nearest town Carver Beach, MN
Directions
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Trex Deck–Lake Ann Beach, 4 sights
14 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Trailhead: 44.88541, -93.52848
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Ann Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maintenance Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Oak Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Green Heron Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Trex Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Maintenance Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 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
79% paved6% dirt5% gravel4% grass2% boardwalk4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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