Meadow Park

Minnehaha Creek via Minnetonka Loop Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Minnehaha Creek via Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Meadow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. The route reaches Minnehaha Creek at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,011 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.97066, -93.44742
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN

Directions

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Minnehaha Creek via Minnetonka Loop Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 916–1,011 ft

Out & Back · Meadow Park

Trailhead: 44.97066, -93.44742

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Minnehaha Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

82% paved15% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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