Big Rivers Regional Trail

9 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Sunfish Lake, MN. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 932 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85464, -93.10906
Nearest town Sunfish Lake, MN

Directions

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Big Rivers Regional Trail

9 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 833–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.85464, -93.10906

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Ecolab-Shuman stop 425 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

92% paved4% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ecolab-Shuman stop 425 m from the trailhead

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