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Minnehaha Trail

Trail4.3 km · 2.7 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Indigo Bunting Loop 0.3 mi · 0.5 kmExplore Mississippi National River and Recreation Area →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J-4°-13°21
  2. F-1°-10°20
  3. M6°-4°45
  4. A14°3°73
  5. M21°10°95
  6. J26°16°115
  7. J28°19°110
  8. A27°18°116
  9. S22°13°88
  10. O14°6°68
  11. N5°-2°46
  12. D-3°-10°28

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
4.3 km · 2.7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
2.9 km S of Luella Anderson Subdivision (Hennepin County, Minnesota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Minnesota
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.8976, -93.1908
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Indigo Bunting Loop

0.3 mi · 0.5 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Pike Island Trail

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Mendota Trail

1.3 mi · 2.2 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Winchell Trail

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Sam Morgan Regional Trail

4.6 mi · 7.4 km · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Minnesota River Greenway Trail

5.3 mi · 8.6 km · Minnesota

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