Central Park

River to River Greenway

16.2 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 5 hr 36 min

River to River Greenway is a 16.2-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Eagan, MN. It climbs 406 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 951 ft17.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80458, -93.16590
Nearest town Eagan, MN

Directions

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River to River Greenway

16.2 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 832–951 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.80458, -93.16590

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading N.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading E.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  25. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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