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Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. The route reaches Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 965 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00103, -93.03960
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 871–966 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.00103, -93.03960

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Barclay St stop 606 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftSharp left onto Gateway State Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NE.
  10. 2.2 miTurn left onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thunder-bay-westwinds-park-sunset-point-thunder-bay-westwinds-park-trail-out-back-10-km-aeaa

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Barclay St stop 606 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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