Walnut Ridge Park

Bredesen Park Walking Trail & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Bredesen Park Walking Trail & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Walnut Ridge Park near Minnetonka Mills, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 929 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail 44.93700, -93.39440
Nearest town Minnetonka Mills, MN

Directions

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Bredesen Park Walking Trail & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 853–928 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Ridge Park

Trailhead: North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail · 44.93700, -93.39440

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Phillips Pkwy stop 261 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 2.3 miTurn right onto Bredesen Park Walking Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bredesen Park Walking Trail, heading S.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  14. 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miBear left onto North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

83% paved15% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Phillips Pkwy stop 261 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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