Westwood Lake–Crane Lake, 6 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Westwood Lake–Crane Lake, 6 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Big Willow Park near Deephaven, MN. The route passes Crane Lake and Loop F Pond before reaching Westwood Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Getting there
Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 44.92405, -93.52591
Nearest town Deephaven, MN
Directions
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Westwood Lake–Crane Lake, 6 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Out & Back · Big Willow Park
Trailhead: Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail · 44.92405, -93.52591
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
- 3 miBear right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Crane Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Loop F Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Westwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, 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
49% gravel48% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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