44th Avenue Bridge & Mississippi River Regional Trail
9.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 19 min
44th Avenue Bridge & Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Regional Park near Fridley, MN. It is mostly level, with 84 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
9.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 814–893 ft
Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.07207, -93.26278
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & 57th Ave NE stop 37 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach 44th Avenue Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & 57th Ave NE stop 37 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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