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Memorial Park - Upper Quarry
4.9 ★★★★★ 93 Google reviews · Running trail in Red Wing, Minnesota · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Memorial Park - Upper Quarry yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Scenic park with an overlook of Red Wing and the Mississippi River, plus hiking trails.
What runners say about Memorial Park - Upper Quarry
“Everything you need for a beautiful place to have picnic, read a book, jog, ride a bike or just enjoy the creation of God.”
Memorial Park is beautiful I grew up here and if you did everything I'm impressed Red Wing good job from your bike trails to your hiking trails just randomly driving up here I promise you can make it experience your whole family will love
We visit Red Wing regularly to see family but I didn't know about Memorial Park until recently. It is definitely a must visit! It was easy to book a reservation of the pavilion for our family gathering through email - the website reservation process was kind of confusing so I just contacted the email listed.
The Upper Quarry, the first stop on the trail leading up to Memorial Park, is a beautiful and interesting place. The geologist in the family will find plenty of sandstone to examine and study, the hiker will love the trails, and the bird watcher will see lots of native species to photograph.
Nice view and good Frisbee golfing. Don't forget to check out the cave. There's a trail behind the stone railing and to the right that leads to it. Be warned: very steep trail.
Trail conditions & character
“Everything you need for a beautiful place to have picnic, read a book, jog, ride a bike or just enjoy the creation of God.”
Plan your run at Memorial Park - Upper Quarry
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websiteredwingmn.gov
- Phone(651) 385-3674
- Social Instagram · Facebook
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