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.
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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
- Start on 44th Avenue Bridge, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Islands of Peace, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Mississippi River Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
- 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 1.7 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.
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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