Bruce Vento Regional Trail
6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bruce Vento Regional Trail
6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 875–912 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.99677, -93.05081
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Frisbie Av stop 397 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Frisbie Av stop 397 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gateway State Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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