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Big Rivers Regional Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 440 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 932 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80122, -93.21783
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 742–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.80122, -93.21783

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

Transit-accessible: Glory Dr stop 18 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  19. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-rivers-regional-trail-out-back-19-km-2bc8

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Glory Dr stop 18 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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