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Fort Snelling State Park

Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint via Big Rivers Regional Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint via Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Fort Snelling State Park near Eagan, MN. The route reaches Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 932 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83377, -93.16764
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint via Big Rivers Regional Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 816–932 ft

Out & Back · Fort Snelling State Park

Trailhead: 44.83377, -93.16764

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

Transit-accessible: Pilot Knob Rd stop 46 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftReach Big Rivers Regional Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 2.3 miArrive 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-viewpoint-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

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 7:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pilot Knob Rd stop 46 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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