Oak & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Oak & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Keller Park near Hoffmans Corner, MN. The route reaches Oak at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 871–966 ft
Out & Back · Keller Park
Trailhead: 45.03489, -93.05051
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Highridge Court stop 134 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 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 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Highridge Court stop 134 m from the trailhead
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