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Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Coon Rapids Dam

3.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Coon Rapids Dam is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Gateway Regional Park near Coon Creek, MN. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 863 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13295, -93.30976
Nearest town Coon Creek, MN
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Coon Rapids Dam

3.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 817–862 ft

Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.13295, -93.30976

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

Transit-accessible: Oliver Av N stop 285 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  43. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  45. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  46. 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-6-km-8c8d

Trail surface

62% paved23% gravel15% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Oliver Av N stop 285 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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