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Big Woods Regional Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Big Woods Regional Trail is a 4.7-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.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 846 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78084, -93.50101
Nearest town Shakopee, MN
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Big Woods Regional Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 779–846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.78084, -93.50101

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

Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 332 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Regional Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahpah to Scenic Heights Drainage Way Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 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-8-km-f9fb

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vierling Dr E stop 332 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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