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Big Rivers Regional Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Central Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 375 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 932 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.81913, -93.20388
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 813–932 ft

Out & Back · Central Park

Trailhead: 44.81913, -93.20388

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

Transit-accessible: Ballantrae Rd stop 14 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  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 NE.
  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. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  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 left, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 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-25-km-f24a

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ballantrae Rd stop 14 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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