Big Rivers Regional Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Sunfish Lake, MN. It climbs 492 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 981 ft17.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84800, -93.08631
Nearest town Sunfish Lake, MN

Directions

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Big Rivers Regional Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 832–982 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.84800, -93.08631

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  21. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  26. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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