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Big Rivers Regional Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 932 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

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

10.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 742–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.80485, -93.20822

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 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. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  16. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 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-6340

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 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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