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Bredesen Park

Mud Lake & UnitedHealth Pond via Nature Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Mud Lake & UnitedHealth Pond via Nature Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Bredesen Park near Edina, MN. The route passes Mud Lake before reaching UnitedHealth Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 932 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nature Trail 44.89367, -93.37633
Nearest town Edina, MN
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Mud Lake & UnitedHealth Pond via Nature Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 852–931 ft

Out & Back · Bredesen Park

Trailhead: Nature Trail · 44.89367, -93.37633

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Olinger Blvd stop 425 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Nature Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Mud Lake.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Bredesen Park Walking Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  7. 1 miPass UnitedHealth Pond.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miTurn left onto Bredesen Park Walking Trail, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Nature Trail, heading S.
  18. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mud-lake-mud-lake-out-back-4-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

51% paved27% dirt22% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Olinger Blvd stop 425 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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