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Big Rivers Regional Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 961 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78619, -93.21093
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Elevation 742–962 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  14. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 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-22-km-fd66

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

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 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Park Center Dr (W) stop 447 m from the trailhead

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