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Bredesen Park

Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach–Mud Lake, 4 lakes

7 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach–Mud Lake, 4 lakes is a 7-mile out-and-back in Bredesen Park near Edina, MN. The route passes Mud Lake, UnitedHealth Pond and Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 951 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nature Trail 44.89529, -93.37673
Nearest town Edina, MN
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Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach–Mud Lake, 4 lakes

7 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 855–953 ft

Out & Back · Bredesen Park

Trailhead: Nature Trail · 44.89529, -93.37673

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

Transit-accessible: Olinger Rd stop 581 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Nature Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Mud Lake.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bredesen Park Walking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  6. 1 miPass UnitedHealth Pond.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Point Chase, heading W.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miPass Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  38. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftReach Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  48. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  51. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  55. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  57. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  58. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  59. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  60. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  61. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  63. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  64. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  65. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  66. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  67. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  68. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  69. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  70. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  71. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  72. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  73. 1.1 miTurn left onto Bredesen Park Walking Trail, heading NW.
  74. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nature Trail, heading N.
  75. 400 ftArrive 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/bryant-lake-park-swimming-beach-mud-lake-out-back-5-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

70% paved11% boardwalk7% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Olinger Rd stop 581 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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