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Big Rivers Regional Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Eagan, MN. It climbs 408 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 951 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.81073, -93.17945
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 833–951 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.81073, -93.17945

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Fir Point stop 725 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 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-7c27

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Fir Point stop 725 m from the trailhead

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