Sunfish Pond via Shingle Creek Regional Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Sunfish Pond via Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Brooklyn Park, MN. The route reaches Sunfish Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunfish Pond via Shingle Creek Regional Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 853–872 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.11016, -93.35374
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 228 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Sunfish Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Sunfish Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 228 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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