Central Park

Big Rivers Regional Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 413 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 932 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Service Road 44.80492, -93.21749
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN

Directions

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Big Rivers Regional Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 778–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: West Service Road · 44.80492, -93.21749

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Diffley Rd stop 59 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  46. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 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 surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:33 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Diffley Rd stop 59 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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