Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Theodore Wirth Park near Glenwood Junction, MN. The route passes Bassett Creek Lagoons, Bassett Creek and Wirth Lake Beach before reaching Wirth Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 819–955 ft
Out & Back · Theodore Wirth Park
Trailhead: 45.00619, -93.31668
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: West Broadway & 27th Ave N stop 305 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Dead Dog, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Luce Bassets Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Bassett Creek Lagoons.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bassett Creek.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wirth Lake Beach.
- 50 ftBear left onto Luce Line Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Wirth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Luce Bassets Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Dead Dog, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 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 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Broadway & 27th Ave N stop 305 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Back 40–Sweeney Lake, 12 lakes 6.7 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes 5.7 mi · ▲ 184 ft
- Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- 45 North Trail–Dead Dog, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 146 ft
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