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Big Rivers Regional Trail

13 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 490 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 932 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80092, -93.23363
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

13 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 742–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.80092, -93.23363

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

Transit-accessible: River Hills Dr (E) stop 182 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  29. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  36. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  43. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  50. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  53. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  54. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  55. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  56. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  57. 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-21-km-5210

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: River Hills Dr (E) stop 182 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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