Fort Snelling State Park
Big Rivers Regional Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Fort Snelling State Park near Mendota Heights, MN. It is mostly level, with 219 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
5.8 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 726–932 ft
Out & Back · Fort Snelling State Park
Trailhead: 44.84805, -93.13616
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Dodd Rd stop 662 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Dodd Rd stop 662 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Black 14.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Frog Swamp & Birch Pond via North Creek Greenway 16 mi · ▲ 491 ft
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