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Riverfront Regional Park

West Moore Lake–East Moore Lake, 4 lakes

14.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 57 min

West Moore Lake–East Moore Lake, 4 lakes is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Riverfront Regional Park near Columbia Heights, MN. The route passes West Moore Lake, East Moore Lake, Rice Creek and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 909 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.05518, -93.27360
Nearest town Columbia Heights, MN
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West Moore Lake–East Moore Lake, 4 lakes

14.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 828–909 ft

Out & Back · Riverfront Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.05518, -93.27360

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miPass West Moore Lake.
  23. 450 ftPass East Moore Lake.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.7 miPass Rice Creek.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miPass Rice Creek.
  30. 0.2 miPass Rice Creek.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miPass Rice Creek.
  34. 0.6 miBear left onto Rice Creek West Regional Trail, heading W.
  35. 150 ftReach West Moore Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  41. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  42. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  43. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  44. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  46. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  48. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  49. 50 ftBear right onto 44th Avenue Bridge, heading S.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mississippi River Regional Trail, heading S.
  51. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  54. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  55. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  56. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  57. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  58. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  59. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  60. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  61. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  62. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  63. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  64. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-moore-lake-east-moore-lake-out-back-14-lakes

Trail surface

84% paved9% gravel4% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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