AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

River to River Greenway

12.5 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 4 hr 18 min

River to River Greenway is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Mendota Heights, MN. It climbs 270 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 932 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84786, -93.13266
Nearest town Mendota Heights, MN
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River to River Greenway

12.5 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 832–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.84786, -93.13266

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Dodd Rd stop 508 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading N.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading E.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 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/river-to-river-greenway-out-back-20-km-08d7

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dodd Rd stop 508 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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