Keller Creek & Gateway State Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Keller Creek & Gateway State Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Keller Park near Saint Paul, MN. The route reaches Keller Creek. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Keller Creek & Gateway State Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 789–975 ft
Out & Back · Keller Park
Trailhead: Gateway State Trail · 44.96955, -93.08937
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Case Av stop 451 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gateway State Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miPass Keller Creek.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.6 miReach Keller Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2.4 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 5.0 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Case Av stop 451 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Keller Creek via Gateway State Trail 5 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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