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Big Rivers Regional Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Sunfish Lake, MN. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 932 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84757, -93.09504
Nearest town Sunfish Lake, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 833–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.84757, -93.09504

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

Transit-accessible: Yankee Doodle stop 21 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-rivers-regional-trail-out-back-20-km-4b54

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Yankee Doodle stop 21 m from the trailhead

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