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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Sullivan Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Sullivan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 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.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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