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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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