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Theodore Wirth Park

Back 40–Wirth Lake, 8 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Back 40–Wirth Lake, 8 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Theodore Wirth Park near Glenwood Junction, MN. The route passes Ski Jump Pond, Back 40, Wirth Pond and Wirth Lake Beach before reaching Wirth Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 863 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00033, -93.32610
Nearest town Glenwood Junction, MN
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Back 40–Wirth Lake, 8 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 821–865 ft

Out & Back · Theodore Wirth Park

Trailhead: 45.00033, -93.32610

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Golden Valley Rd & Bonnie Lane stop 34 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto 45 North Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Luce Line Regional Trail, heading W.
  7. 350 ftPass Ski Jump Pond.
  8. 50 ftPass Back 40.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Loop, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miPass Wirth Pond.
  12. 250 ftPass Wirth Lake Beach.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miPass Wirth Lake.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glenwood Loop, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto Southwest Wirth, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading S.
  19. 50 ftReach Back 40, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Southwest Wirth, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Glenwood Loop, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Loop, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Luce Line Regional Trail, heading N.
  26. 450 ftBear left onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miBear left onto 45 North Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/back-40-wirth-lake-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

57% dirt35% paved4% grass4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Golden Valley Rd & Bonnie Lane stop 34 m from the trailhead

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