Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail & Minnetonka Loop Trail
7 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail & Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Big Willow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail & Minnetonka Loop Trail
7 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 916–1,011 ft
Out & Back · Big Willow Park
Trailhead: 44.96618, -93.43303
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach Minnetonka Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai–Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, 3 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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