Minnetonka Loop Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Meadow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 84 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 929–1,005 ft
Out & Back · Meadow Park
Trailhead: 44.97017, -93.44990
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Essex Rd stop 111 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Essex Rd stop 111 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 8 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Minnetonka Loop Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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