Minnehaha Creek & Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Minnehaha Creek & Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Saint Louis Park, MN. The route reaches Minnehaha Creek. 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 mi873 – 919 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.93132, -93.36566
Nearest town Saint Louis Park, MN

Directions

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Minnehaha Creek & Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 872–918 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.93132, -93.36566

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Louisiana Avenue stop 396 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Minnehaha Creek.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2.1 miReach Minnehaha Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 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

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Louisiana Avenue stop 396 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead