Galaxie Park Lake via North Creek Greenway
14.2 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Galaxie Park Lake via North Creek Greenway is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Rosemount, MN. The route reaches Galaxie Park Lake. It climbs 273 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Galaxie Park Lake via North Creek Greenway
14.2 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 928–1,046 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.75045, -93.10564
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Shelter stop 118 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Galaxie Park Lake.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Galaxie Park Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 2.6 miTurn 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shelter stop 118 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Erickson Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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