44th Avenue Bridge & Mississippi River Regional Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 28 min
44th Avenue Bridge & Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Saint Anthony Parkway near Fridley, MN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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44th Avenue Bridge & Mississippi River Regional Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 827–893 ft
Out & Back · Saint Anthony Parkway
Trailhead: 45.07884, -93.25799
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & 61st Ave NE stop 424 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach 44th Avenue Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & 61st Ave NE stop 424 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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