Washing Machine
7.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Washing Machine is a 7.9-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 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85098, -93.63596
Nearest town Victoria, MN
Directions
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Washing Machine
7.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 44.85098, -93.63596
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 476 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Washing Machine, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
81% paved15% gravel2% dirt2% 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 476 m from the trailhead
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