Chanhassen Nature Preserve

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 450 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. 100 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 W.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  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 W.
  27. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  30. 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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