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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Henn Svc Ctr stop 180 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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