Big Rivers Regional Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Mendota Heights, MN. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Rivers Regional Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 832–932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.84786, -93.13266
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Dodd Rd stop 508 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Dodd Rd stop 508 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Black 15.5 mi · ▲ 523 ft
- Black 15.4 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Black 15.3 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Pickerel Lake–Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint, 4 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Fish Lake & Hay Lake 15.7 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- River to River Greenway 12.5 mi · ▲ 270 ft
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