Galaxie Park Lake & North Creek Greenway
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Galaxie Park Lake & North Creek Greenway is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Apple Valley, MN. The route reaches Galaxie Park Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Galaxie Park Lake & North Creek Greenway
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 956–998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Creek Greenway · 44.75580, -93.18720
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Johnny Cake Ridge stop 166 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Galaxie Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Johnny Cake Ridge stop 166 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Creek Greenway Trailhead
- Greenleaf Woods–Blackhawk Lake, 3 groves 14.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Blackhawk Lake–Galaxie Park Lake, 3 lakes 14.8 mi · ▲ 328 ft
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