Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail

Today’s hiking adventure was along the Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail.

We previously hiked this trail in September of 2023. Today, we decided to hike the other direction to see what secrets it held.

East Creek Falls

We followed the trail alongside East Creek.

A little bit of snow and ice were still holding on.

Spring is trying to make an appearance.

We found a set of stairs. Of course, we had to see what’s at the top.

Ok, it was a bit underwhelming at the top. However, it did allow us to hike some unpaved trails that led us to my favorite part of the hike.

The trail led us to a steep hill that we needed to get to the bottom of. There was a white rope halfway down the hill to grab onto if needed. Well, it was definitely needed! This was my favorite find of our adventure.

We stayed on the unpaved trail until crossing over the creek.

We followed the paved trail back to our starting point.

Today’s hiking adventure was 6.7 miles.

Today’s hiking adventure was on the Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail.

As soon as we exited the parking lot we had to make a decision on which direction to hike. We decided to hike towards the west. The sun was still rising and filtering through the trees.

We crossed over the bridge and continued to hike on the unpaved trail.

The sun was warm, however, the cool breeze felt great. It was a beautiful morning! I think everyone felt that way. The trail was full of people biking, hiking and running. Very rarely was I able to get a photo of the trail without people on it.