Big Rivers Regional Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Eagan, MN. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Rivers Regional Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 832–932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.84239, -93.17137
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Towerview Rd stop 395 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Towerview Rd stop 395 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- River to River Greenway 10.4 mi · ▲ 270 ft
- River to River Greenway 10.2 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail Loop 4.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft
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