Big Willow Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  3. 3 miBear right onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miPass Crane Lake.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miPass Loop F Pond.
  16. 0.2 miReach Westwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 2 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  26. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 200 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading W.
  28. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
  29. 1.7 miBear right, 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

49% gravel48% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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