North Creek Greenway
11.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 3 hr 53 min
North Creek Greenway is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Rosemount, MN. It is mostly level, with 113 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
11.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 928–1,003 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.74292, -93.10818
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach North Creek Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 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 2.9 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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