Minnetonka Loop Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Meadow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 80 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
3.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 929–1,005 ft
Out & Back · Meadow Park
Trailhead: 44.97066, -93.44742
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Target Entrance stop 14 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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