South West Trail Loop
15 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 5 hr 9 min
South West Trail Loop is a 15-mile out-and-back near Wayzata, MN. It climbs 306 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi909 – 1,027 ft16.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99372, -93.48913
Nearest town Wayzata, MN
Directions
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South West Trail Loop
15 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Elevation 909–1,026 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.99372, -93.48913
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: St Philip Park & Ride stop 692 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto South West Trail Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fish Lake West Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto South West Trail Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 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
99% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: St Philip Park & Ride stop 692 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- South West Trail Loop 15 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Jaxima Pond–Lake Daniel, 3 lakes 14.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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