Minnetonka Loop Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Meadow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minnetonka Loop Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 927–970 ft
Out & Back · Meadow Park
Trailhead: 44.96881, -93.43306
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 307 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 307 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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