Riverfront Regional Park

Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Regional Park near Columbia Heights, MN. The route reaches Sullivan Lake at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 912 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.05709, -93.27481
Nearest town Columbia Heights, MN

Directions

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Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 828–911 ft

Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.05709, -93.27481

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 350 ftSharp left onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miPass Sullivan Lake.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftReach Sullivan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  42. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  43. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  46. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  47. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  48. 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 surface

88% paved6% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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