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Meadow Park

Minnetonka Loop Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Minnetonka Loop Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Meadow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,011 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

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

8.8 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 1 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 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 1.9 miTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trai, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miReach Minnetonka Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 450 ftSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/minnetonka-loop-trail-out-back-14-km-6c93

Trail surface

64% paved32% gravel2% dirt2% 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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