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Fort Snelling State Park

Big Rivers Regional Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Fort Snelling State Park near Eagan, MN. It climbs 299 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 932 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83332, -93.15990
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 726–932 ft

Out & Back · Fort Snelling State Park

Trailhead: 44.83332, -93.15990

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Denmark Av stop 12 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-rivers-regional-trail-out-back-10-km-5774

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Denmark Av stop 12 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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