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Big Rivers Regional Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Sunfish Lake, MN. It climbs 304 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 932 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85308, -93.11091
Nearest town Sunfish Lake, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 832–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.85308, -93.11091

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Ecolab-Shuman stop 209 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  16. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  21. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 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-8946

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ecolab-Shuman stop 209 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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