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Big Rivers Regional Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 406 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 932 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80485, -93.20822
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 778–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.80485, -93.20822

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Diffley Rd stop 32 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  33. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-rivers-regional-trail-out-back-17-km-62a7

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Diffley Rd stop 32 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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