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.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 873 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11016, -93.35374
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Sunfish Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftReach Sunfish Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 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

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 228 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead