Clifton E. French Regional Park

French Park Beach & Bassett Creek Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 41 min

French Park Beach & Bassett Creek Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Clifton E. French Regional Park near New Hope, MN. The route reaches French Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 981 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.01513, -93.39299
Nearest town New Hope, MN

Directions

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French Park Beach & Bassett Creek Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 892–982 ft

Out & Back · Clifton E. French Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.01513, -93.39299

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

Transit-accessible: 32 Av N stop 153 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miPass French Park Beach.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftReach French Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% paved1% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 32 Av N stop 153 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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