Big Willow Park

Minnetonka Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Minnetonka Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Big Willow Park near Oak Knoll, MN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,011 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.96535, -93.44222
Nearest town Oak Knoll, MN

Directions

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Minnetonka Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 38 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miReach Minnetonka Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftSharp left onto Minnetonka Loop Trail, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 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.

Trail surface

59% paved28% gravel6% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Henn Co Svc Ctr stop 111 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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