Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 4 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 4 sights is a 5.6-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, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 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
5.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 818–955 ft
Out & Back · Theodore Wirth Parkway
Trailhead: 45.00166, -93.31802
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: ZEphyr Place stop 241 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Dead Dog, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Luce Bassets Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Bassett Creek Lagoons.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
- 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 S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Luce Bassets Trail, heading NW.
- 150 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.
- 0.4 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: ZEphyr Place stop 241 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wirth Pond & 45 North Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Bassett Creek Lagoons & 45 North Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Ski Jump Pond–45 North Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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