Shingle Creek Regional Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Brooklyn Park, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shingle Creek Regional Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 862–891 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12159, -93.33619
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Noble P&R stop 496 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Noble P&R stop 496 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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