Big Rivers Regional Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Sunfish Lake, MN. It climbs 412 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 984 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84799, -93.08036
Nearest town Sunfish Lake, MN

Directions

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Big Rivers Regional Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 833–983 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.84799, -93.08036

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miArrive 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 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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