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Riverfront Regional Park

44th Avenue Bridge & Mississippi River Regional Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 39 min

44th Avenue Bridge & Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Regional Park near Fridley, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 860 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.07064, -93.26851
Nearest town Fridley, MN
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44th Avenue Bridge & Mississippi River Regional Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 814–861 ft

Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.07064, -93.26851

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: University Ave & 57th Ave NE stop 387 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miReach 44th Avenue Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miArrive 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/44th-avenue-bridge-mississippi-river-regional-trail-out-back-13-km-fcbd

Trail surface

89% paved7% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Ave & 57th Ave NE stop 387 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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