Bass Lake & Northwood Lake via Bassett Creek Regional Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Bass Lake & Northwood Lake via Bassett Creek Regional Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Timber Shores near New Hope, MN. The route passes Northwood Lake before reaching Bass Lake at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bass Lake & Northwood Lake via Bassett Creek Regional Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 888–994 ft
Out & Back · Timber Shores
Trailhead: 45.02607, -93.39040
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Boone Circle #2 stop 68 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Northwood Lake.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Boone Circle #2 stop 68 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Northwood Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches 4.8 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Edward Lake–Northwood Lake, 6 sights 16 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Northwood Lake & Bassett Park Pond via Bassett Creek Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Eagle Lake–Pike Lake, 3 lakes 9.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Medicine Lake–Northwood Lake, 4 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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