Bredesen Park
Mud Lake–Bredesen Park Walking Trail, 3 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Mud Lake–Bredesen Park Walking Trail, 3 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Bredesen Park near Minnetonka Mills, MN. The route reaches Mud Lake at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mud Lake–Bredesen Park Walking Trail, 3 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 851–928 ft
Out & Back · Bredesen Park
Trailhead: North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail · 44.93700, -93.39440
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Phillips Pkwy stop 261 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Bredesen Park Walking Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bredesen Park Bike Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftPass Mud Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bredesen Park Walking Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Phillips Pkwy stop 261 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail Trailhead
- Bredesen Park Walking Trail & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Minnehaha Creek & Westling Pond via North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mud Lake & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- UnitedHealth Pond & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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