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Big Woods Regional Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Big Woods Regional Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 846 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78574, -93.48459
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Big Woods Regional Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 755–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78574, -93.48459

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Pine Tree Ln stop 377 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 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-11-km-7834

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pine Tree Ln stop 377 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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