AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shingle Creek Regional Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 4.1-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 mi860 – 886 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12746, -93.36691
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN
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Shingle Creek Regional Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 861–887 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.12746, -93.36691

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Target - Building D stop 638 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn 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 right onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miReach Shingle Creek Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, 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. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shingle-creek-regional-trail-out-back-7-km-b202

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Target - Building D stop 638 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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