Northwood Lake–Bassett Park Pond, 3 lakes
6.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Northwood Lake–Bassett Park Pond, 3 lakes is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Northwood Park near New Hope, MN. The route passes Northwood Lake and Bassett Park Pond. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northwood Lake–Bassett Park Pond, 3 lakes
6.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 842–958 ft
Out & Back · Northwood Park
Trailhead: 45.01470, -93.39223
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 32 Av N stop 89 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Northwood Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Bassett Park Pond.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Northwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 32 Av N stop 89 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- French Park Beach–Bassett Creek Regional Trail, 3 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Snyder Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches 15.5 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Parkers Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches 14.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- French Park Beach & Bassett Creek Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Eagle Lake & Pike Lake via Bassett Creek Regional Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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