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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 E.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading N.
- 250 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.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn 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 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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
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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