Coon Rapids Dam
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Coon Rapids Dam is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park near Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coon Rapids Dam
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Elevation 819–864 ft
Out & Back · Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.15975, -93.31670
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Hanson Blvd stop 88 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hanson Blvd stop 88 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Loop B–Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, 3 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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