Shingle Creek Regional Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 879 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13084, -93.34241
Nearest town Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN

Directions

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Shingle Creek Regional Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 860–879 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13084, -93.34241

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Marigold Av stop 487 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  13. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 250 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

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marigold Av stop 487 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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