Mississippi West Regional Park

Mississippi West Park Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Mississippi West Park Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Mississippi West Regional Park near Dayton, 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 mi863 – 896 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24624, -93.50405
Nearest town Dayton, MN

Directions

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Mississippi West Park Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 862–894 ft

Out & Back · Mississippi West Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.24624, -93.50405

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mississippi West Park Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miReach Mississippi West Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 62°F51°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 57°47°
Tue 65°42°
Wed 69°46°
Thu 66°56° 34%
Fri 65°54°
Sat 63°56° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead