Riverfront Regional Park

Mississippi River Regional Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 5.4-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.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 837 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.05518, -93.27360
Nearest town Columbia Heights, MN

Directions

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Mississippi River Regional Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 827–837 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 1.2 miReach Mississippi River Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

86% paved10% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

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 7:40 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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