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Riverfront Regional Park

Mississippi River Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Regional Park near Fridley, 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.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 843 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.07741, -93.27373
Nearest town Fridley, MN
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Mississippi River Regional Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 814–843 ft

Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.07741, -93.27373

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Charles St stop 84 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miReach Mississippi River Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 450 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/mississippi-river-regional-trail-out-back-8-km-a220

Trail surface

84% paved10% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Charles St stop 84 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Fridley, Minnesota