Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 5 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 5 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Theodore Wirth Park near Glenwood Junction, MN. The route passes Bassett Creek Lagoons and Bassett Creek before reaching Wirth Lake Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. 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, 5 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 819–948 ft
Out & Back · Theodore Wirth Park
Trailhead: 45.01004, -93.31851
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 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.
- 50 ftPass Bassett Creek.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Luce Line Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wirth Lake Beach.
- 0.2 miReach Bassett Creek Lagoons, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Luce Bassets Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Dead Dog, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 6:46 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 7 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
- 45 North Trail–Area 36, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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