Lincoln Drive Floodplain
UnitedHealth Pond & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 24 min
UnitedHealth Pond & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lincoln Drive Floodplain near Minnetonka Mills, MN. The route reaches UnitedHealth Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 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.
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UnitedHealth Pond & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 872–928 ft
Out & Back · Lincoln Drive Floodplain
Trailhead: North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail · 44.93700, -93.39440
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Phillips Pkwy stop 261 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach UnitedHealth Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Phillips Pkwy stop 261 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail Trailhead
- Bredesen Park Walking Trail & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Minnehaha Creek & Westling Pond via North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mud Lake–Bredesen Park Walking Trail, 3 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Mud Lake & Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- North Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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