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Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Coon Rapids Dam

4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Coon Rapids Dam is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Gateway Regional Park near Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 863 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12686, -93.30002
Nearest town Coon Rapids, MN
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Coon Rapids Dam

4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 819–864 ft

Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.12686, -93.30002

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: #9510 stop 53 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 50 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/coon-rapids-dam-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: #9510 stop 53 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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