Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail
9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Regional Park near Fridley, MN. The route reaches Sullivan Lake at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail
9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 814–911 ft
Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park
Trailhead: Mississippi River Regional Trail · 45.07274, -93.27589
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Georgetown Apts stop 64 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Sullivan Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Sullivan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Georgetown Apts stop 64 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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