Bassett Park Pond via Bassett Creek Regional Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Bassett Park Pond via Bassett Creek Regional Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Bassett Creek Park near New Hope, MN. The route reaches Bassett Park Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. 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 via Bassett Creek Regional Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 851–924 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.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Bassett Park Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 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 (~11 min). Leave by 6:44 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 & Bassett Creek Regional Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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