Riverfront Regional Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 892 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.07207, -93.26278
Nearest town Fridley, MN

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 150 ftReach 44th Avenue Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  26. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  43. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

89% paved5% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Ave & 57th Ave NE stop 37 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead