Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes
5.7 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 2 hr
Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Theodore Wirth Park near Glenwood Junction, MN. The route passes Bassett Creek Lagoons, Bassett Creek, Wirth Lake Beach and Wirth Lake before reaching Anwatin Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 184 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
5.7 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 2 hr
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.
- 100 ftPass Bassett Creek.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Wirth Lake Beach.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Luce Line Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Wirth Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Anwatin Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Wirth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Luce Bassets Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Dead Dog, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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
- Bassett Creek Lagoons–Bassett Creek, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Wirth Lake–Bassett Creek Lagoons, 6 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- 45 North Trail–Dead Dog, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 146 ft
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