Big Willow Park

Minnetonka Loop Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Big Willow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,011 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.96574, -93.43747
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN

Directions

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Minnetonka Loop Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 918–1,011 ft

Out & Back · Big Willow Park

Trailhead: 44.96574, -93.43747

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

Transit-accessible: Henn Svc Ctr stop 180 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 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

83% paved11% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Henn Svc Ctr stop 180 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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