Mississippi River Regional Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 3.9-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
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 828–837 ft
Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.05518, -93.27360
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Moore Lake–East Moore Lake, 4 lakes 14.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Mississippi River Regional Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mississippi River Regional Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Islands of Peace & Mississippi River Regional Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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