Big Rivers Regional Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 326 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
13.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 813–962 ft
Out & Back · Central Park
Trailhead: 44.78619, -93.21093
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Park Center Dr (W) stop 447 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Park Center Dr (W) stop 447 m from the trailhead
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