Big Rivers Regional Trail
7 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Nicols, MN. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Rivers Regional Trail
7 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 813–932 ft
Out & Back · Central Park
Trailhead: 44.82767, -93.19315
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Ashbury Rd stop 71 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ashbury Rd stop 71 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Alimagnet Lake 16.1 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- River to River Greenway 13.8 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Black 7.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 273 ft
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