Big Willow Park

Minnetonka Loop Trail

4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Big Willow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,011 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.96881, -93.43306
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN

Directions

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Minnetonka Loop Trail

4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 918–1,011 ft

Out & Back · Big Willow Park

Trailhead: 44.96881, -93.43306

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

Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 307 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 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% paved9% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 307 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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