Bassett Park Pond & Bassett Creek Regional Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Bassett Park Pond & Bassett Creek Regional Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Bassett Creek Park near New Hope, MN. The route reaches Bassett Park Pond. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bassett Park Pond & Bassett Creek Regional Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 838–924 ft
Out & Back · Bassett Creek Park
Trailhead: 45.02155, -93.37935
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Winnetka Av N stop 46 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Bassett Park Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Bassett Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Winnetka Av N stop 46 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bassett Park Pond via Bassett Creek Regional Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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