Northwood Park

Northwood Lake & Bassett Park Pond via Bassett Creek Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Northwood Lake & Bassett Park Pond via Bassett Creek Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Northwood Park near New Hope, MN. The route passes Northwood Lake before reaching Bassett Park Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 925 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.02414, -93.38964
Nearest town New Hope, MN

Directions

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Northwood Lake & Bassett Park Pond via Bassett Creek Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 842–924 ft

Out & Back · Northwood Park

Trailhead: 45.02414, -93.38964

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Northwood Pkwy stop 69 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Northwood Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  8. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miPass Bassett Park Pond.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 500 ftReach Northwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 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

85% paved8% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwood Pkwy stop 69 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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