Wildlife Observation Platform – Observation Platform loop from Lake Minnetonka Regional Park

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Wildlife Observation Platform – Observation Platform loop from Lake Minnetonka Regional Park

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hikers

Wildlife Observation Platform – Observation Platform loop from Lake Minnetonka Regional Park

00:35

2.28km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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642 m

Wildlife Observation Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great place to sit and watch for wildlife.

Tip by

1.49 km

Observation Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great place for looking for waterfowl out on the lake.

Tip by

1.93 km

If you sit still for just a few minutes, birds, including Chickadees, will fly in to the feeders just a few feet away. Other birds seen today were the White-breasted Nuthatch and American Field Sparrow.

Tip by

2.28 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.14 km

107 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.98 km

250 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 15 October

11°C

6°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

January 21, 2024,Hike at Carver Park Reserve 2024-01-21

This is hike #13 on our virtual hiking tour of The South Downs Way, which you can follow at komoot.com/collection/2512747/-virtual-hiking-tour-of-the-south-downs-way. Here is a link to our Komoot collection of all the Virtual Hikes we have completed so far: komoot.com/collection/1791712/-collection-of-virtual-hiking-tours.

March 18, 2023,Hike on Maple Trail at Carver Regional Park 2023-03-18

With this hike, Martha and I have completed our virtual hike of the Kerry Way in Ireland.

This is the 71st hike on our virtual hiking tour of The Kerry Way, which you can follow at komoot.com/collection/1940307/-virtual-hiking-tour-on-the-kerry-way

December 28, 2021,Ski-shoe hike at Carver Park Reserve 2021-12-28

This tour is our 22nd hike on a virtual hiking tour on The Cotswold Way from Chipping Campden to Bath in England.

This virtual tour will take us through the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and finish at the World Heritage City of Bath, places that we fondly remember from real-life visits in 1978 and 2001.