Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near North Saint Paul, MN. The route reaches Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 871–966 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.01473, -93.00620
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Mcknight Rd stop 157 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mcknight Rd stop 157 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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