Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Washing Machine

8.9 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Washing Machine is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Victoria, MN. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,040 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85858, -93.64668
Nearest town Victoria, MN

Directions

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Washing Machine

8.9 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 934–1,039 ft

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 44.85858, -93.64668

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto Washing Machine, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

85% paved14% gravel1% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 67°54° 48%
Fri 68°59°
Sat 62°57° 61%
Sun 66°57° 24%
Mon 69°56° 25%
Tue 61°51° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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