Johnny Cake Ridge Park West
North Creek Greenway
6.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 19 min
North Creek Greenway is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Johnny Cake Ridge Park West near Apple Valley, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Creek Greenway
6.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 940–999 ft
Out & Back · Johnny Cake Ridge Park West
Trailhead: 44.72137, -93.20103
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Flight Lane stop 138 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach North Creek Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Flight Lane stop 138 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Horseshoe Lake 15.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Erickson Pond & Koch Memorial Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Geronime Pond 13.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Wheaton Pond & Galaxie Park Lake 12.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Innisfree Lake 11.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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