Central Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 932 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80092, -93.23363
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN

Directions

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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

  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. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  24. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  45. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  46. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  47. 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 surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:05 PM

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.

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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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