Minnetonka Loop Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Big Willow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 81 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
3.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 916–1,011 ft
Out & Back · Big Willow Park
Trailhead: 44.96535, -93.44222
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Henn Co Svc Ctr stop 111 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Henn Co Svc Ctr stop 111 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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- Minnetonka Loop Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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