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A very pleasant, forested hike from Moir Park to the Minnesota River.


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2.4

Miles

3.9

KM

Point to Point

830' 253 m

High

699' 213 m

Low

13' 4 m

Up

141' 43 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

8%

Max Grade (5°)

Dogs Leashed

Features Fall Colors · River/Creek · Wildflowers

Access to the park is free and the trail is open all year. It may be icy and slippery during the Winter months. The section shortly before you reach the Minnesota River may be flooded in the spring.

Need to Know

Restrooms are available at the trailhead in Moir Park. There are no amenities or potable water along the trail.

Description

This route starts as a paved trail in Moir Park and soon descends (stairs are an option here) to the banks of Nine Mile Creek. The paved trail follows the creek, through Central Park, over six bridges and past the site of an old mill, into River Valley Park, where it becomes a wide, gravel path.

This unpaved path takes you across a causeway between two marshes to the north bank of the Minnesota River. This is typically an easy, pleasant, and relaxing hike at any time of the year. Fall colors along this path are usually spectacular. The two cautions are: (1) slippery ice and snow on the trail in the Winter months and (2) flooding of the causeway during the spring runoff.

Flora & Fauna

Bald Eagles are often present along the Minnesota River in the late Winter months.

Contacts

Land Manager: City of Bloomington, MN

Shared By:

BK Hope

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#243

in Minnesota

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Nine Mile Creek when the falls colors are starting.
May 27, 2024 near Bloomin…, MN
Crossing the causeway in early spring.
May 27, 2024 near Savage, MN
Minnesota River in winter at the end of the trail.
May 27, 2024 near Savage, MN
On the trail in mid-winter
May 27, 2024 near Bloomin…, MN
Crossing the causeway in the dead of winter.
May 27, 2024 near Savage, MN
Starting across the causeway.
May 27, 2024 near Savage, MN

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