Riverfront Regional Park

Islands of Peace & Mississippi River Regional Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Islands of Peace & Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Regional Park near Columbia Heights, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 843 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 44th Avenue Bridge 45.04278, -93.27537
Nearest town Columbia Heights, MN

Directions

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Islands of Peace & Mississippi River Regional Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 810–843 ft

Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park

Trailhead: 44th Avenue Bridge · 45.04278, -93.27537

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: 41 Av / 42 Av N stop 542 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 44th Avenue Bridge, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Islands of Peace, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miReach Mississippi River Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
  18. 400 ftTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
  28. 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

83% paved10% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 41 Av / 42 Av N stop 542 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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