AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Woods Regional Trail

6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Big Woods Regional Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Grainwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,050 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.73613, -93.45964
Nearest town Grainwood, MN
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Big Woods Regional Trail

6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 918–1,049 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.73613, -93.45964

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Spring Lake Regional Trail, heading W.
  7. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 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-woods-regional-trail-out-back-10-km-6e82

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:40 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Grainwood, Minnesota