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.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 1,024 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.66128, -93.15672
Nearest town Farmington, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miPass Valley Lake Park Beach.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miReach Valley Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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