45 North Trail–Area 36, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 7 min
45 North Trail–Area 36, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Theodore Wirth Park near Glenwood Junction, MN. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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45 North Trail–Area 36, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 821–948 ft
Out & Back · Theodore Wirth Park
Trailhead: 45.01004, -93.31851
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 30th Ave N & Xerxes Ave N stop 151 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Dead Dog, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto 45 North Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Area 36, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Area 36, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Dead Dog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Area 36, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto 45 North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Dog, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 30th Ave N & Xerxes Ave N stop 151 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Back 40–Wirth Lake, 13 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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