Big Woods Regional Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Big Woods Regional Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 56 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 779–846 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.78060, -93.50301
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 181 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 W.
- 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 E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 181 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Minnesota Valley State Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail 10 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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