Big Rivers Regional Trail
14.5 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 388 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
14.5 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 778–932 ft
Out & Back · Central Park
Trailhead: 44.79064, -93.24285
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Cliff Rd stop 71 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.2 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.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 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.
- 1 miArrive 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 6.9 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 3:53 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cliff Rd stop 71 m from the trailhead
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