Farmington Preserve Park
Valley Lake Park Beach
14.6 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 5 hr
Valley Lake Park Beach is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Farmington Preserve Park near Farmington, MN. The route reaches Valley Lake Park Beach at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Valley Lake Park Beach
14.6 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 902–1,024 ft
Out & Back · Farmington Preserve Park
Trailhead: 44.66128, -93.15672
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 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.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valley Lake & Valley Lake Park Beach 15.5 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Morningview Pond 14.3 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Katie Pond via Cherryview Path 14.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft
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