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Fort Snelling State Park

Big Rivers Regional Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Fort Snelling State Park near Eagan, MN. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 932 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83397, -93.16635
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 742–932 ft

Out & Back · Fort Snelling State Park

Trailhead: 44.83397, -93.16635

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

Transit-accessible: Norwest Court stop 147 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  11. 250 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-8-km-b5f1

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 (~4 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Norwest Court stop 147 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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