Keller Creek via Gateway State Trail
5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Keller Creek via Gateway State Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Phalen Park near Saint Paul, MN. The route reaches Keller Creek at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 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 via Gateway State Trail
5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 789–891 ft
Out & Back · Phalen 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 miReach Keller Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 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 & Gateway State Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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