Shingle Creek Regional Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Brooklyn Park, 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 mi863 – 886 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12322, -93.36670
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN

Directions

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Shingle Creek Regional Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 862–887 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.12322, -93.36670

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Hampshire Av stop 598 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Hampshire Av stop 598 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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