Big Woods Regional Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Big Woods Regional Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Grainwood, MN. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 850 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.75764, -93.46119
Nearest town Grainwood, MN

Directions

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Big Woods Regional Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 779–851 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.75764, -93.46119

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  43. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 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 surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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