Big Rivers Regional Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It is mostly level, with 240 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
8.9 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 813–932 ft
Out & Back · Central Park
Trailhead: 44.81937, -93.20013
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Shannon Glen stop 74 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shannon Glen stop 74 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- River to River Greenway 15.7 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- River to River Greenway 15.2 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Heine Pond 4.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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