Big Rivers Regional Trail
11 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near Sunfish Lake, MN. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi833 – 961 ft11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85522, -93.08583
Nearest town Sunfish Lake, MN
Directions
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Big Rivers Regional Trail
11 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 833–960 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.85522, -93.08583
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 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 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Big Rivers Regional Trail 11 mi · ▲ 382 ft
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