Hidden Falls Park

Location Map

Our meeting spot is just above Hidden Falls Regional Park. The park is on the St. Paul side of the Mississippi River, about 1 mile south of the 46th St./Ford Pkwy. bridge. Our meeting spot, though, is at the top of the hill (the north entrance) leading into the park, on Magoffin Ave. (there have been some break-ins in parking lot at the bottom of the hill). You can take River Blvd. south from Lake St. or Ford Pkwy., and turn left at Magoffin, or you can take the same road north from Hwy. 5, and turn right at Magoffin.

Routes

Hidden Falls Park:Parks & Shepard Rd

Hidden Falls Park:Shepard Rd

Parks & Shepard Rd

Location

Route map

Singles: Upper path out-and-back. Multiples: first mileage is for the upper path in both directions; second is for the lower path going out, upper path coming back; third is for the lower path in both directions.

Variations: Lower path between start and Lexington Ave. is .52 longer than upper path; lower path between Randolph Ave. and Eagle St. is .07 longer than upper path.

Basic Distances

1.80 – Cleveland Ave.

2.84 – Gannon Road (street light past Hwy. 5)

3.38 – Far entrance to Crosby Farms road (across from the BBB)

4.50 – Alton St.

5.34 – Rankin St.

5.70 – Homer St.

6.66 / 7.18 / 7.70 –To the park entrance at Elway St. (water stop #1)

8.74 / 9.26 / 9.78 – Extend to Otto Ave.

9.64 / 10.16 / 10.68 –Extend to grain conveyor

10.46 / 10.98 / 11.50 – Extend to Randolph Ave. (water stop #2)

11.60 / 12.12 / 12.64– High Bridge

12. 52 / 13.04 / 13.56– Washington Ave.

13.06 / 13.58 / 14.10– Eagle St.

13.88 / 14.40 / 14.92– Wabasha St. bridge

14.34 / 14.86 / 15.38– Robert St. bridge

14.52 / 15.04 / 15.56– Jackson St.

15.36 / 15.78 / 16.30– Lafayette bridge

17.68 / 18.20 / 18.72– Hwy. 36 splits off

17.76 / 18.28 / 18.80 – End of path

Extensions North on Mississippi River Blvd. (out & back)

0.82– Road to lower Ford lot

1.41 – Center of parking lot near Ford bridge

1.90 – Ford bridge (directly under it)

2.78 – Hartford Ave.

3.30 – Randolph Ave.

3.82 – Jefferson Ave.

4.32 – St. Clair Ave.

5.28 – Summit Ave. (at the water fountain)

Shepard Rd

Location

Route map