Sullivan Lake via 44th Avenue Bridge
4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Sullivan Lake via 44th Avenue Bridge is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Columbia Heights, MN. The route reaches Sullivan Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 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 via 44th Avenue Bridge
4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 830–911 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44th Avenue Bridge · 45.04278, -93.27537
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 44th Avenue Bridge, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.6 miPass Sullivan Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Sullivan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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