Central Park

Big Rivers Regional Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Nicols, MN. It climbs 438 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 932 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82111, -93.20241
Nearest town Nicols, MN

Directions

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Big Rivers Regional Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 796–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.82111, -93.20241

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Colonial Village stop 220 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  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 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  17. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  22. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 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 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 4:23 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Colonial Village stop 220 m from the trailhead

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