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Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Washing Machine

8.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 3 hr

Washing Machine is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Victoria, MN. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84903, -93.64464
Nearest town Victoria, MN
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Washing Machine

8.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 3 hr

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 44.84903, -93.64464

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 63°F / low 55° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading E.
  15. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading S.
  26. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/washing-machine-out-back-14-km-54d1

Trail surface

84% paved14% gravel1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F55°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity70%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:18 PM
Mon 57°50°
Tue 64°46°
Wed 68°45°
Thu 67°55° 34%
Fri 64°53°
Sat 66°56° 31%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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