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Hidden Falls Regional Park

Minnehaha Creek–Minnehaha Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches

2.4 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 54 min

Minnehaha Creek–Minnehaha Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Hidden Falls Regional Park near Mendota, MN. The route passes Minnehaha Regional Park Beach and Minnehaha Creek. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.91031, -93.19870
Nearest town Mendota, MN
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Minnehaha Creek–Minnehaha Regional Park Beach, 3 beaches

2.4 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 54 min

Elevation 701–805 ft

Out & Back · Hidden Falls Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.91031, -93.19870

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Minnesota Veterans Home & Bldg 4 stop 339 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Minnehaha Regional Park Beach.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass Minnehaha Creek.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hidden Falls Demo Loop, heading E.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hidden Falls Bluff Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miReach Minnehaha Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Hidden Falls Demo Loop, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/minnehaha-creek-minnehaha-regional-park-beach-out-back-5-beaches-4-km-b7cf

Trail surface

62% dirt34% paved1% rock1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Minnesota Veterans Home & Bldg 4 stop 339 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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