Fort Snelling State Park

Big Rivers Regional Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Fort Snelling State Park near Sunfish Lake, MN. It climbs 470 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 981 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84800, -93.08631
Nearest town Sunfish Lake, MN

Directions

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Big Rivers Regional Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 742–982 ft

Out & Back · Fort Snelling State Park

Trailhead: 44.84800, -93.08631

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  18. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  35. 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

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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