Fort Snelling State Park
Big Rivers Regional Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Fort Snelling State Park near Mendota Heights, MN. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Rivers Regional Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 737–911 ft
Out & Back · Fort Snelling State Park
Trailhead: 44.87381, -93.14667
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 126 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 126 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 3 lakes 16 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- Heine Pond via Big Rivers Regional Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- River to River Greenway 4.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- River to River Greenway 3.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway 4.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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