Trex Deck–Wood Duck Pond, 4 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Trex Deck–Wood Duck Pond, 4 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Victoria, MN. The route passes Trex Deck before reaching Wood Duck Pond at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trex Deck–Wood Duck Pond, 4 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail · 44.86039, -93.66116
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maintenance Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Oak Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Green Heron Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Trex Deck.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Wood Duck Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Trex Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Maintenance Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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