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Hidden Falls Regional Park

Falls Passage West

1.9 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 41 min

Falls Passage West is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Hidden Falls Regional Park near Mendota, MN. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 820 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.91481, -93.19731
Nearest town Mendota, MN
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Falls Passage West

1.9 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 41 min

Elevation 703–819 ft

Out & Back · Hidden Falls Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.91481, -93.19731

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Ford & Woodlawn Station stop 347 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Falls Passage West, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hidden Falls Bluff Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Falls Passage West, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/falls-passage-west-out-back-3-km-d1d2

Trail surface

65% paved22% dirt1% rock1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ford & Woodlawn Station stop 347 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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