Fort Snelling State Park
Big Rivers Regional Trail Loop
4.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Big Rivers Regional Trail Loop is a 4.5-mile loop in Fort Snelling State Park near Eagan, MN. It is mostly level, with 191 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 Loop
4.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 726–932 ft
Loop · Fort Snelling State Park
Trailhead: 44.84368, -93.17199
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Towerview Rd stop 380 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Towerview Rd stop 380 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- River to River Greenway 10.4 mi · ▲ 270 ft
- River to River Greenway 10.2 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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