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Big Rivers Regional Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Sunfish Lake, MN. It climbs 388 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 951 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84939, -93.09392
Nearest town Sunfish Lake, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Elevation 832–951 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.84939, -93.09392

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  19. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  24. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 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-25-km-0f91

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.

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