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 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80088, -93.50668
Nearest town Shakopee, MN

Directions

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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. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  41. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  43. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  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

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 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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