Clear Lake & Mississippi River Greenway

4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Clear Lake & Mississippi River Greenway is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Inver Grove Heights, MN. The route reaches Clear Lake. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 932 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83234, -93.04441
Nearest town Inver Grove Heights, MN

Directions

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Clear Lake & Mississippi River Greenway

4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 873–933 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.83234, -93.04441

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Cahill Av stop 177 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Clear Lake.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Mississippi River Greenway, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miReach Clear Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Cahill Av stop 177 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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