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Hidden Falls Regional Park

Minnehaha Regional Park Beach & Hidden Falls Demo Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 41 min

Minnehaha Regional Park Beach & Hidden Falls Demo Loop is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Hidden Falls Regional Park near Mendota, MN. The route passes Minnehaha Regional Park Beach before reaching Minnehaha Regional Park Beach at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 817 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.91268, -93.19701
Nearest town Mendota, MN
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Minnehaha Regional Park Beach & Hidden Falls Demo Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 41 min

Elevation 701–817 ft

Out & Back · Hidden Falls Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.91268, -93.19701

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

Transit-accessible: Ford & Woodlawn Station stop 574 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Minnehaha Regional Park Beach.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Falls Passage West, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Hidden Falls Demo Loop, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftPass Minnehaha Regional Park Beach.
  16. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miReach Minnehaha Regional Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Falls Passage West, heading N.
  29. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  30. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/minnehaha-regional-park-beach-minnehaha-regional-park-beach-out-back-4-beaches-3-km-a9fe

Trail surface

65% dirt31% paved1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ford & Woodlawn Station stop 574 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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