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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: #12301 - Ymca Ln stop 307 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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