Big Rivers Regional Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Mendota Heights, MN. It climbs 272 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Rivers Regional Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 832–932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.85198, -93.12999
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Dodd Rd stop 11 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Dodd Rd stop 11 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint–Big Rivers Regional Trail, 3 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 275 ft
- River to River Greenway 13.6 mi · ▲ 299 ft
- Jensen Lake–Thomas Lake, 8 lakes 16.1 mi · ▲ 493 ft
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