Big Woods Regional Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Big Woods Regional Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Prior Lake, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Woods Regional Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 951–1,004 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.69369, -93.42581
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Big Woods Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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