Fort Snelling State Park
Big Rivers Regional Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 7.7-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
7.7 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 737–913 ft
Out & Back · Fort Snelling State Park
Trailhead: 44.87586, -93.13203
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Swan Court stop 185 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Swan Court stop 185 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- River to River Greenway 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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