Mississippi Gorge Regional Park
Mississippi Gorge Regional Park Viewpoint & Longfellow Beach
2 mi · ▲ 72 ft · 42 min
Mississippi Gorge Regional Park Viewpoint & Longfellow Beach is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Gorge Regional Park near Lauderdale, MN. The route passes Longfellow Beach before reaching Mississippi Gorge Regional Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 72 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mississippi Gorge Regional Park Viewpoint & Longfellow Beach
2 mi · ▲ 72 ft · 42 min
Elevation 775–842 ft
Out & Back · Mississippi Gorge Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.93912, -93.19628
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Cretin Av stop 333 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Longfellow Beach.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Mississippi Gorge Regional Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cretin Av stop 333 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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