North Creek Greenway
8.1 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 50 min
North Creek Greenway is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Apple Valley, MN. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi974 – 1,093 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.75911, -93.23433
Nearest town Apple Valley, MN
Directions
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North Creek Greenway
8.1 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 976–1,093 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.75911, -93.23433
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 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
100% paved
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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