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

5.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr

Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Columbia Heights, MN. The route reaches Sullivan Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 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 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mississippi River Regional Trail 45.03447, -93.27943
Nearest town Columbia Heights, MN
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Sullivan Lake & 44th Avenue Bridge via Mississippi River Regional Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 827–911 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mississippi River Regional Trail · 45.03447, -93.27943

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

Transit-accessible: 44 Av N stop 686 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miPass Sullivan Lake.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 100 ftReach Sullivan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miArrive 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/sullivan-lake-sullivan-lake-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 44 Av N stop 686 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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