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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 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.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Diffley Rd stop 59 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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