Minnehaha Creek Park

Minnehaha Creek & Hiawatha LRT Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Minnehaha Creek & Hiawatha LRT Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Minnehaha Creek Park near Mendota, 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 mi817 – 837 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.91690, -93.21643
Nearest town Mendota, MN

Directions

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Minnehaha Creek & Hiawatha LRT Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 816–838 ft

Out & Back · Minnehaha Creek Park

Trailhead: 44.91690, -93.21643

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 46th St E & Snelling Ave stop 298 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Minnehaha Creek.
  3. 1.3 miReach Minnehaha Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: 46th St E & Snelling Ave stop 298 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead