Fort Snelling State Park
Big Rivers Regional Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Fort Snelling State Park near Mendota Heights, 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
7.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 737–913 ft
Out & Back · Fort Snelling State Park
Trailhead: 44.87832, -93.12923
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Mendakota Dr stop 235 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mendakota Dr stop 235 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pickerel Lake–Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint, 4 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- East Thomas Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Carlson Lake via Big Rivers Regional Trail 16 mi · ▲ 464 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 214 ft
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