West Duck Lake & Riley Lake Park Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 50 min

West Duck Lake & Riley Lake Park Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Chanhassen, MN. The route passes Riley Lake Park Beach before reaching West Duck Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83472, -93.50609
Nearest town Chanhassen, MN

Directions

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West Duck Lake & Riley Lake Park Beach via Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.83472, -93.50609

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miReach West Duck Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

84% paved12% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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