44th Avenue Bridge
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
44th Avenue Bridge is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Hilltop, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 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
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 830–857 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.06489, -93.26226
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: 53rd Ave NE & University Service Rd stop 58 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 miReach 44th Avenue Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 53rd Ave NE & University Service Rd stop 58 m from the trailhead
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