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Big Rivers Regional Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Nicols, MN. It climbs 378 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 932 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82098, -93.21036
Nearest town Nicols, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 778–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.82098, -93.21036

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Cedar Grove Pky stop 307 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  15. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  20. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 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-24-km-402e

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:14 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cedar Grove Pky stop 307 m from the trailhead

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