Fort Snelling State Park
Big Rivers Regional Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Fort Snelling State Park near Eagan, MN. It is mostly level, with 189 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
5.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 726–932 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Norwest Court stop 147 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- River to River Greenway 11.4 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint via Big Rivers Regional Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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