Mississippi River Regional Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Regional Park near Columbia Heights, MN. 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.
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Mississippi River Regional Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 828–838 ft
Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.05900, -93.27341
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 3 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Mississippi River Regional Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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