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Big Rivers Regional Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Nicols, MN. It climbs 303 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 932 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83342, -93.19114
Nearest town Nicols, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 805–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.83342, -93.19114

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Yankee Drive stop 254 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 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-20-km-b5a8

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Yankee Drive stop 254 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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