Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Theodore Wirth Parkway near Glenwood Junction, MN. The route passes Bassett Creek Lagoons, Bassett Creek and Bassett Creek. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 3 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 813–948 ft
Out & Back · Theodore Wirth Parkway
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 left onto Dead Dog, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Luce Bassets Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Bassett Creek Lagoons.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Bassett Creek.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Bassett Creek.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Bassett Creek Lagoons, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Dead Dog, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 8 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, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- 45 North Trail–Area 36, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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