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Weaver Lake Park

Weaver Lake Park Beach & Xanthus Pond via Medicine Lake Regional Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Weaver Lake Park Beach & Xanthus Pond via Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Weaver Lake Park near Maple Grove, MN. The route passes Weaver Lake Park Beach before reaching Xanthus Pond at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 988 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13313, -93.46874
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN
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Weaver Lake Park Beach & Xanthus Pond via Medicine Lake Regional Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 900–988 ft

Out & Back · Weaver Lake Park

Trailhead: 45.13313, -93.46874

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.9 miPass Weaver Lake Park Beach.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 100 ftPass Xanthus Pond.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftReach Weaver Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  50. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  51. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  52. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  53. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  55. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/weaver-lake-park-beach-weaver-lake-park-beach-out-back-3-beaches-16-km-be3b

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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