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Big Woods Regional Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Big Woods Regional Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 846 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80088, -93.50668
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Big Woods Regional Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 710–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.80088, -93.50668

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

Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 404 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  46. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  51. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  52. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  55. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  56. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  57. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  58. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  59. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  60. 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-19-km-f6fc

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marschall Rd stop 404 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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