Minnehaha Regional Park
Coldwater Spring–Minnehaha Creek, 3 beaches
2.3 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 50 min
Coldwater Spring–Minnehaha Creek, 3 beaches is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Minnehaha Regional Park near Mendota, MN. The route passes Coldwater Spring and Minnehaha Creek before reaching Minnehaha Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 124 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coldwater Spring–Minnehaha Creek, 3 beaches
2.3 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 50 min
Elevation 703–808 ft
Out & Back · Minnehaha Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.90114, -93.19780
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Va Medical Ctr Stn stop 375 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Coldwater Spring.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Minnehaha Creek.
- 50 ftPass Minnehaha Regional Park Beach.
- 0.1 miReach Coldwater Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: Va Medical Ctr Stn stop 375 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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