Clifton E. French Regional Park
French Park Beach–Bassett Creek Regional Trail, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 3 hr 25 min
French Park Beach–Bassett Creek Regional Trail, 3 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Clifton E. French Regional Park near New Hope, MN. The route reaches French Park Beach. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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French Park Beach–Bassett Creek Regional Trail, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 893–1,033 ft
Out & Back · Clifton E. French Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.01656, -93.39076
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: 33 Av N stop 17 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass French Park Beach.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.8 miReach French Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 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 4.8 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 33 Av N stop 17 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Snyder Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches 15.5 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Northwood Lake–Bassett Park Pond, 3 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Parkers Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches 14.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- French Park Beach & Bassett Creek Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Eagle Lake & Pike Lake via Bassett Creek Regional Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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