Valley Lake Park
Valley Lake Park Beach
10.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Valley Lake Park Beach is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Valley Lake Park near Rosemount, MN. The route reaches Valley Lake Park Beach at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Valley Lake Park Beach
10.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 930–1,024 ft
Out & Back · Valley Lake Park
Trailhead: 44.71563, -93.15703
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Valley Lake Park Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Valley Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valley Lake & Valley Lake Park Beach 11.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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