Clifton E. French Regional Park
French Park Beach & Bassett Creek Regional Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 35 min
French Park Beach & Bassett Creek Regional Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Clifton E. French Regional Park near New Hope, MN. The route reaches French Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and 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
4.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 890–982 ft
Out & Back · Clifton E. French Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.01763, -93.39359
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 33 Av N stop 240 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass French Park Beach.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach French Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
- 150 ftTurn right, 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 33 Av N stop 240 m from the trailhead
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