Carver Park Reserve Trail – Carver Park Reserve loop from Excelsior

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Carver Park Reserve Trail – Carver Park Reserve loop from Excelsior

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Carver Park Reserve Trail – Carver Park Reserve loop from Excelsior

02:37

41.7km

230m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 20.2 km for 26 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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224 m

Excelsior Brewing

Highlight • Pub

Great place to stop for a quick beer, it was there several year birthday today!

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8.65 km

Carver Park Reserve Trail

Highlight • Trail

Carver is a great park, and it connects to the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, the gravel one seen in some of these pictures. The main trails for biking in …

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11.7 km

Carver Park Reserve

Highlight • Trail

17.4 km

Two-way Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This bridge is two-way. It connects to the black.

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20.5 km

John's Jam

Highlight • MTB Park

John's Jam is an optional technical session on the way to The Silo. Drops are well labeled and they have a variety of skinnies to try.

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21.5 km

Grimm's Entrance

Highlight • MTB Park

Grimm's should be green and is in my opinion the easiest loop at Monarch.

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29.9 km

Winding Pathway in Carver Park Reserve

Highlight • Trail

I got to get back here and explore more.

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34.2 km

Tamarack Lake

Lake

34.6 km

Tamarack Lake

Highlight • Lake

Caught glimpses of it today like you say Matthew. Guessing it pops out more in the fall/winter.

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41.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

15.4 km

9.92 km

310 m

205 m

Surfaces

15.8 km

10.4 km

9.51 km

5.58 km

415 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 12 November

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Carver Park Reserve Trail – Carver Park Reserve loop from Excelsior

Excelsior Brewing

Carver Park Reserve Trail

Carver Park Reserve

Two-way Bridge

John's Jam

Grimm's Entrance

Winding Pathway in Carver Park Reserve

Tamarack Lake

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