Valley Lake Park
Valley Lake Park Beach
3.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Valley Lake Park Beach is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Valley Lake Park near Apple Valley, MN. The route reaches Valley Lake Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 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
3.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 949–1,068 ft
Out & Back · Valley Lake Park
Trailhead: 44.71689, -93.25299
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Valley Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valley Lake & Valley Lake Park Beach 4.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Crystal Lake & Crystal Lake West Beach 4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Katie Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Morningview Pond 3.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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