Big Willow Park

Minnetonka Loop Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 3.9-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 mi915 – 1,011 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Minnetonka Loop Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 916–1,011 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. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 200 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

71% paved15% dirt5% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 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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