Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Theodore Wirth Parkway near Glenwood Junction, MN. The route passes Bassett Creek Lagoons and Bassett Creek before reaching Bassett Creek at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 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, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 817–955 ft
Out & Back · Theodore Wirth Parkway
Trailhead: 45.00619, -93.31668
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: West Broadway & 27th Ave N stop 305 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, 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.
- 0.2 miPass Bassett Creek.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Bassett Creek Lagoons, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Luce Bassets Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Dead Dog, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Broadway & 27th Ave N stop 305 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Back 40–Sweeney Lake, 12 lakes 6.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes 5.7 mi · ▲ 184 ft
- Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- 45 North Trail–Dead Dog, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 146 ft
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