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Minnehaha Falls - Walk
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Minnehaha Falls - Walk

Length1.2 mi
Elev. Gain131.2 ft
Est. Steps3000
Forest
River
Scenic views
Wild flowers
City walk
Historic site
Quiet place
Waterfall
Wild life
Grassland
Bathroom
Overgrown
Off trail
Muddy
Rocky
Wading
Created by les.jepsen

Minnehaha Falls - Walk Introduction

Minnehaha Falls - Walk is a 1.3 mile (3,000-step) route located near Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 131.2 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Minnehaha Falls - Walk

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Longfellow House

Tourist Attraction
The Longfellow House in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, is a 2/3 scale replica of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1907, the house was neither seen or lived in by Longfellow (who died in 1882), but was the home of an admiring Minneapolis businessman named Robert "Fish" Jones.

Minnehaha Park (Minneapolis)

Place
Minnehaha Park is a city park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, and home to Minnehaha Falls and the lower reaches of Minnehaha Creek. Minnehaha Park is part of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board which lies within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service.

Hiawatha and Minnehaha

Place
Hiawatha and Minnehaha is a sculpture by Jacob Fjelde that has stood in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis since the early twentieth century. Now a popular fixture of the park, its placement there was originally controversial.In 1855, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published a book-length poem entitled The Song of Hiawatha.

John Harrington Stevens House

Place
The John Harrington Stevens House was the first authorized house on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was built in 1850 at Saint Anthony Falls by John H. Stevens on the site where the Minneapolis Post Office now sits. He was granted permission to build his house on land controlled by Fort Snelling in exchange for providing ferry service across the river, accounting for the nickname "ferry farm." In the subsequent five years, the home became a hub of civic and social activity, and was dubbed the "birthplace of Minneapolis." Both Hennepin County and Minneapolis were organized in Stevens' home.

50th Street/Minnehaha Park station

Building
50th Street/Minnehaha Park is a light rail station on the Blue Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.This station is located on the southwest corner on the intersection of 50th Street with Minnesota State Highway 55 (Hiawatha Avenue), in the Minnehaha neighborhood. This is a side-platform station. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.

Minnehaha Falls

Landform

Minnehaha Depot

Tourist Attraction

John H. Stevens House Museum

Tourist Attraction

Minnehaha Regional Park

Park

Longfellow Gardens

Place
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

1.2 mi

Elev. Gain

131.2 ft

Est. Steps

3000
Created by
les.jepsen
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