River to River Greenway
16 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 5 hr 32 min
River to River Greenway is a 16-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 403 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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River to River Greenway
16 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 813–932 ft
Out & Back · Central Park
Trailhead: 44.81913, -93.20388
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Ballantrae Rd stop 14 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ballantrae Rd stop 14 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- River to River Greenway 15.2 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- River to River Greenway 15.2 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 375 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway 15.7 mi · ▲ 408 ft
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