Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Treetop Viewpoint via Adams Elementary Nature Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Treetop Viewpoint via Adams Elementary Nature Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Gateway Regional Park near Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Treetop Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Treetop Viewpoint via Adams Elementary Nature Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 817–878 ft
Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.13370, -93.28950
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: 88 Av N stop 104 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Adams Elementary Nature Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Treetop Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Treetop Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Adams Elementary Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 88 Av N stop 104 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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