Ski Jump Pond–45 North Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Ski Jump Pond–45 North Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Theodore Wirth Parkway near Glenwood Junction, MN. The route reaches Ski Jump Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ski Jump Pond–45 North Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 821–955 ft
Out & Back · Theodore Wirth Parkway
Trailhead: 45.00166, -93.31802
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: ZEphyr Place stop 241 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Dead Dog, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto 45 North Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wirth Parkway Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Ski Jump Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto 45 North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Dog, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: ZEphyr Place stop 241 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Wirth Pond & 45 North Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Bassett Creek Lagoons & 45 North Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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