Big Rivers Regional Trail
13 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 413 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
13 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 4 hr 32 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.7 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: River Hills Dr (E) stop 182 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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